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NOUEMBER/DECEMBER 1SS1
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23 ABCs OF REUS k Makolm O'Brien
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Ruminations
Straightening the Learning Curve
One of iliL- pleasures ofeciiiing a computer magazine is hd[)ii)g
ifiuk'rs to ovctroim- tuiiipiuing Imidtes, Most oftlic users I Uilk lo
post' ty[>i(:iil liisi-iime iist'r (|Ufsiioiis, lioiii softwait.' iicivicc lo lyjiing
iiistiiKtioiis. SoiiR' |)rol)lfiiis aiv L';isy tt) solvT ("Yes, you must turn on
your uumilor to gel ;iii iiiHigc on the screen"). Others arc more
difficult {"Sorry, but I tion'l know ofTlianti tlut pin configuiation tor
that interface").
Most of my {'oinacl willi reatiers luis l)een jjositive. I've e.stablished
solid relalionsliips will] some readers. I bear from
others iiirre<|tiently. Some (all b.iek wilb mure
ptohletiis and (juesiions. Many extend tlieir
appreciation, Mosi I never bear (mm aoain.
It's diis majority I worry about, I ((iiestion wbe-
ther I've really lielped and woiidt-r iltbese new
owners — who were so anxious to take advantage of
computing — became inlimitlalet! or frustratecl and
cbneketl ilieir systems into ibe closet.
Learning lo use your fonipnter tan be fraught
with anxi(jus moments. 1 letall when, for the
longest timt', eatb new picii ol software or
bardwart' I encoiinteied pit-Miitetl a new
challenge, often nccompanieel by a rise in blood
pressure. Things got belter, but I lie learning ctu-ve
was fuiinidable.
Pari of the problem may be that, by its nature,
computing is interaciivc and, llms, complex, .'\(ld
111 dial the fatt tliiit sources for ntrw |)r(>duets and iuformation are
tjiiiikly (iiying tip in this market, and yon have a siluaiicn that's not
conducive to an inlliix i if new- compiHcrists. And what about current
(nvners? What's the indutement for them to remain hi the market?
Even Comnmdote itself enc<im ages its users to abandon this market
by promoting upgrade oilers!
If maniihu tiiieis are to attiact new users into the market, they
must denmiisiiaie a tonimittneiU to suppoi t these new users and
design hardware and software that are easy to use. I-br their part,
consumers have to be lealistic and develop a clear understanding of
what computers ;ire all about and how much work is involved.
New users sliould remember that no one ever arrived on this earth
yvirh an innate knowletige of t(>m|>utiiig. We all had to learn. We
either had the perseverance to teat h ourselves tir the good fortune lo
be assisted, Conmmdote users should lake solace in the fact that their
tompiilers are relatively nset-liiendly; you soon reach a point whete
( ompiitiug makes yimr life easier, nntre [Jioduciive anti more
enienaining. It takes work, sure, but the efTort is certainly woi tli it.
Cover Story
t)nce you've made the (onnnitmtMU, you need to know if you're
getting the most out of your (onifjuter. This is where RUN can help.
\n "ClillTliver or Coin h I'otalo?" on page 18, we'll show yon how you
can generate new iiilerest and excilemenl in your cmnptiting
experience and kee|) il from goiiii; stale. We want to help users — new
and experienced^straightetl out their learning cunes.
No one
ever anived on
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knowledge of
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$SD5 Cursor Beep 64
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(J REM BEEPER - ROBERTO MORASSI
10 FORX=0TO52:READY:POKE6e0+X,Y:
20 IFA<j5 509THENPRINT"DATA ERROR
30 SYS 680
40 DATA 120,165,20,24,105,38,141
21 ,105,0,141 ,21 ,3,169,4,141
50 DATA 19,212,169,240,141,20,21
41 ,15,212,169,13,141 ,24,212
60 DATA 88,96,165,207,240,3,169,
16,141 ,18,212,76,49,234
:REM*37
A=A+Y:KEXT
:REM*1 1
!":END
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:REM*42
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20 IF CK o 24013 THEN PRINT"ERR0R IN DATA
...":END :REM*185
30 PRINTCHRS( 147) "ENTER A MESSAGE UP TO 40
CHARACTERS IN LENGTH" : INPUT WDS
:REM*1 44
40 LN=LEN(WD$) :REM*124
50 IF LN>0 AND LN<41 THEN 70 :REM*24
60 PRINT"INVALID MESSAGE i " :GOTO 30:REM*136
70 POKE 53244,224 :REM*121
80 SYS 53032 :REM*216
90 END :REM*218
100 DATA 160,1,177,45,41,128,201,128,240,1
,96,200,177,4 5,201 ,41 ,144,1 ,96:REM*163
110 DATA 141,211,207,200,177,45,141,77,207
,200, 177, 45, 141, 78, 207, 162,0 ;REM»99
120 DATA 189,103,136,157,212,207,232,236,2
11 ,207,208,24 4,17 3,211 ,207,74 :REM*186
130 DATA 141,255,207,169,20,56,237,255,207
,141,255,207,173,20,3,201,119 :REM*145
140 DATA 208,75,173,21,3,201,207,208,68,96
,173,252,207,160,0,204,25 5,207 :REM*2 7
150 DATA 240,7,153,0,4,200,76,124,207,162,
0,189,212,207,201 ,65,144,3,56 :REM*151
160 DATA 233,64,153,0,4,232,200,236,211,20
7,208,236,192,40,240,10,173 :EEM*225
170 DATA 252,207,153,0,4,200,76,158,207,16
5, 21 4, 201, 0,206, 5, 169, 17, 32 : REM* 46
180 DATA 210,255,108,253,207,173,20,3,141,
253, 207, 173, 21, 3, 141, 254, 207 :REM + 82
190 DATA 120,169,119,141,20,3,169,207,141,
21,3,88,96 ;REM+206
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S5D7 SEQ File Copy 64/128
Se(| I'lle Copy (i 1/1^8 is an easy uay to copy sequential files
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^Vl1et1 you're leaiiy to enjiy a se{|uential (He, just run the pro-
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REM COPY SEQUENTIAL PILES 64/128 - MATTH
EW PRICE :REM*47
10 INPUT"FILENAME:";F$ :REM+101
IF F$="" THEN 10 :REM+147
INPUT"SOURCE DRIVE: ";SD :REM*238
INPUT"TARGET DRIVE:" ;TD :REM*202
20
30
40
50
FA$=F$:IF SD=TD THEN FA$
60 0PEN2,SD,2,F$+",S,R"
70 OPENl ,TD,3,FA$+",S,W"
80 GETi^2,A$
90 IF ST< > 64 THEN 1 1
100 IF ST=64 THEN 120
110 PRINT#1 ,A$ j:GOTO 80
120 CL0SE2:CL0SE1 :END
:"C0PY"+F$
:REM*1 41
:REM*140
:REM*128
:REM*1 58
:REM*117
:REM*75
:REM*178
:REM*1 13
— MvfiitEw Price, Wilmington, NC
S5D8 Appender 64
.Appending nmliit))e programs on the C-61 is a tineh with
this leloealahle maehiiif language program. Type in, save and
run .Appender 04, then load the primary progiain that needs
])n)giams af>pended to it. Type SYS 680 to activate .Ap[)ender
(j I. and load the secon<l program. It will ant(>mali< ally be ap-
pended to I he first. It isesseniial dial the second program have
line numliers higher than ihe iirsl. Disable . Appender (il by en-
tering SYS lifp I IH,
REM APPENDER 64 - ROBERTO MORASSI :REM=*62
10 FOR T=0TO33:READ D; POKE680+T, D:CK=CK+D:
NEXT :REM*190
20 IF CK03365 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA...
":EHID :REM*207
30 DATA 165,20,24,105,15,141,48,3,165,21,1
6 RUN- Nt)vt:Mijiii<.'i)i',(ji;Miii',K lyyi
05,^,1-51, 49, 3, 96, 72, 56, 165, 45 :REM*195
40 DATA 233,2,133,195,165,46,233,0,133,196
,104,76,165,244 :REM*59
— ROHKBTO MOKAS.SE, PtSTtOI-A, I lAl.V
S5D9 Appender 128
ApiK'tidiiig [)ini;i',iiiis 111) I Ik- CM2>i is iiiik!i fusicr lli;m on
the ('•&!. In liicl, ;i oiic-linc < ()[ii[]i:i[i<l will (l[> it. fust lti:i(l in
the fust hn&K iiitigruiii, then c-iit<.-r tiic lullovvi tig uiit.''li tier:
BLOAD "filename", BO, P (PEEK (4624 )+256'PEEK (4625) -2)
Note that "filename" in the statement is the name of the file
yoit wish lo append to the file th;it you just londecl. Finally, en-
ter DELETli; 2-1 lo hook ilie lines up coiieLtly. .As with tlie
above C-(> 1 pioi^iarn, be sure the line numbers of tlie second
pragi-am ;ne highei' lb;u> the Ihst.
— Bob Renaud, WASHiNtrtoN, MA
$5 DA Happy Birthday 64/128
In the May 1988 issue ol/fLW, Magic Trick S491 by Joseph
Cbariiclski ])laye(l 1 !;i])py Hirlh(iay. Here's ;ni enhaneed ver-
sion thai adds wiirds lo ihe song
Alter runniu^^ the piograni, you'll he pronipled lo enter ibe
name olilie binliday boy or (firl, I'less ukiiun and the birdi-
day song will play non-slop, li's a great way to gel your Ooni-
inodore involved a! your cbildren's next birihday party
REM HAPPY BIRTHDAY 64/128 - PETE BAKER
:REM*102
10 DIM WD$(25) :PRINTCHR$(1 47)"{4 CRSR DNs)
:REM*27
20 INPUT "NAME";NM$ :REM*243
30 GOSUBl 70 :REM*1 12
40 INPUT"(S)LOW (M)ED (P)AST";T$ :REM*76
50 T=14 50-(T$="S")*200+(T$="F")*200:REM*76
60 N$^"§§)§'i0if)f)ii<A§§UE^i)JJEA<4" :REM*n
70 D$ = "**&&a$**SS&$**&&Sa$**SS&)5*" :REM*230
80 S=54272:FORJ=STOS+23:POKEJ,0:NEXT
:REM*1 4
90 POKES+5 , 1 3 : POKES+1 2, 9 :POKES+24 , 1 5
: REM* 3 9
100 PRINT "{SHFT CLR}{5 CRSR DNs}" :REM*4 4
110 FORJ=1T025: PRINT WD$ ( J } ; :N=ASC( MID$ (NS
,J,1)}+15 :REM*20
120 D = ASC(MIDS(D$,J,1 ) ) -34 : POKES + 1 ,N
:REM*224
130 POKES + 8,N/2:POKES + 4,17:POKES + 11 ,33
:REM*35
140 FQRZ=1T0T/D:NEXT:P0KES+4,16 :REM*149
150 POKES+1 1 ,32 :NEXT:POKES+24,0 :REM*0
160 GOTO60:END :REM*136
170 WDSd )="HAP":WD$(2 )="PY " : WD$ ( 3 ) = "BIRT
H":WD$(4)="DAY ":WD$t5)="T0 " :REM*74
180 WDS(6)="Y0U, "+CHRS(1 3)+CHRS(13}
:REM*180
190 WD$(7)="HAP":WD${8)="PY " : WD$ ( 9 ) ="BIRT
H":WD$(10)="DAY " :REM*203
200 WD$(11)="T0 ":WD$(12)="YOU, "+Cim$(13)
+CHR$(13) :REM*108
210 WD$<13)="HAP":WD$(14)="PY ":WDS(15)="B
IRTH":WD$(1 6)="DAY " :REM*14
220 WD${1 7> = "DEAR " :WD$( 1 8)=NM$:WDS{ 1 9 )=""
+CHR$(1 3)+CHR$(1 3) :REM*146
230 WD$(20} = "11AP":WD$(21 )="PY ":WD$(22)="B
IRTH":WD$(23)="DAY " :REM*113
240 WD$(24)="T0 " ; WD$ ( 25 1 ="Y0U1 " :REM*101
250 RETURN :REM*137
— Pal'l Bakkr. Rkowns Vvii.iv, t;.\
S5DB Stopwatch 64/128
With .Stopwatch 6I''128. you can stari and slop liming with
the press of any key. \Vlien yuu nm die ]>rogram, jness any key
to start the timer, which uses die computer's Cl.\ chip for ac-
cmaey to Vioi of a second. It displays sedinds, mimiies antl
liours. Then press any key to stop the timer.
REM STOPWATCH 64 - JAMES BARNETT :REM*53
10 E$="":PRINTCHR$(147) ;REM*192
20 PRINT"PRESS A KEY TO START TIMER" :G0T0
130 :REM*207
30 H=0:M=0:A=Tl/60 :REM*203
40 LT=(INT( ( (Tl/60)-A)*100) )/100 :REM + 24
50 S = LT:IF S<: = 59 GOTO 90 :REM*49
60 M=M+1 :A=Tl/60 :REM*120
70 IF M<59 GOTO 90 :REM*177
80 H=H+1 :M=0 :REM*57
90 PRINT"{8 CRSR DNs}"H;M;S :REM*66
100 PRINT"PRESS A KEY TO STOP":GET E$:IF E
$=""GOTO 120 :REM+218
110 PRINTCHR${17):GOTO20 :REM*85
120 PRINTCHR$(19) :GOTO40 : REM*! 43
1 30 Q$="" :REM*103
140 GET Q$:IF Q$=""THEN 140 :REM*144
150 PRINT CHR$ (1 47 ) :GOTO30 :REM*7
—James BARNirrr, Csprey, FL
S5DC Drive Status 64
Drive Status (il gives C-li-I users a utility that 128 owners
have in tiiecomniiuid PRIN T IISS. Riui [)ri\eSiaui.s(j I locie-
ate the machine language file KRROR MSC; on disk. When
you're typing programs on yoiu' C-6 J, load die file beforehand
with "ERROR MSG",8,1. Tbcn. whenever a disk error occurs,
yon can check the dri\e stains by entering S'^'S (ivW.
REM DISK DRIVE STATUS 64 - JAME T. JONES
:REM*1 07
10 FOR T=679 TO 712:READ D:POKE T,D:CK=CK+
D:NEXT :REM*1
20 IF CK <> 5238 THEN PRINT"ERR0R IN DATA.
..":END :REM*215
30 DATA 32,204,255,165,186,32,180,255,169,
111, 133, 185, 32, 150, 255, 169, 13, 32
:REM*216
40 DATA 210,255,32,165,255,201,13,208,246,
3 2, 210, 255, 76, 171, 255, 96 :REM*a2
50 SA=679:EA=71 3 :H1 =INT(SA/256 ) :L1=SA-2 56*
HI :H2=INT(EA/256 ) : L2=EA-256 *H2 :REM*58
60 SYS 57812"ERROR MSG",8:P0KE 193,L1:POKE
194, HI: POKE 17 4,L2:POKE 1 75 , H2 : REM*1 24
70 SYS 62954:CLOSE15:OPENl 5,8,1 5,"I0":CLOS
E15 :REM*103
80 PRINTCHRSd 47) "DRIVE STATUS IS ACTIVE."
:PRINT"SYS 679 FOR DRIVE STATUS"
:REM*181
—James Jones, Kiondike, IX ■
for a couple of amvcsioiis lo Ihe September/October Magic, see
liUi\' Amok on page (rl.
NOVEMUER/DECEMUEll HliU ■ K V N" 7
News and New Products
Big news this issue, tuith a variety of software, a new EPROM chip, and even a
free tree offer far us paper ivasters.
By JANICE (;REAVES
Now Showing:
Carmen Sandieco
BOSTON, MA— Master ciimiiinl Cm-
men Sandiugii js on ihe loose agairil And
tfiis linifsllf'sllilting llif:iii^v;iv(s. Where
in the World Is Carmen Siindiego is now
atlaily half-hour gatiu' 'ihovv lor H- to 13-
year-olds. The jjrograni is hiised on the
best-selling compute r game, and is being
aired on I'BS.
■Jlie show is [jrodiiced b)' the makers of
Wonder Works and Degrassi High, both
highly actlainifd progiatirs. In llie new
game show, tonicstam-detectives deri-
pher a variety ol dues to determine where
Carmen and her band of thieves are hid-
ing out. Clues lo the whctfabouts of die
tlasianih- deed-doers come in \ ia aiiima-
don, live characters ami zany props irom
various places, plus "reports" from a wicle
range of celel)rities, such ;is Kool Moe
Dee, Bratilbtxi Marsalis, IVmi and leller
and Walter Crankite.
Winning contestants receive geograph-
ic prizes, such as a trip lo an\' kxaiion in
die condnentai Uniteti States. Tlie infor-
mation in Carmen will be supplied
through leseaith by the stall of National
Geogiiif)hic's Hhrlt! tnaga;/:tne.
The State of the CBM Union
NEW YORK, XV — Interesting news
came from Commodore Business Ma-
chines in ]mre. Acc(jrding to the Hi///
Street Jtmnial, tlie European market ac-
anmted for a whopping H'l jienent of
CBM's recent sales. What's more, while
sales on the Amiga side rose only 21) per-
cent, sales ol the C-G-l rose more than ;S()
pcRent. Unfortunately (Tor 8-bii users),
Conuuodores MS-DOS com [niter line
topped the list with 35 penent leported
gitiwdi for die quarter.
A Developer's Guide
D.WT ox. .\IL)— I & t; I'ublishers has
a book for enterprising programmers
antl developers called How to Develop,
Publish and Market Your Own Computer
Software. .■Vcording to I" & C, die book
was |>ulilished "ioi all ihe prograimnei s
Look out Alex Trebek!
Crime queen Carmen
now stars in her Dwn
game show.
and hackers who dream of marketing a
'really great piece of software.'" The
ste[)s and strategies of software develop-
nienl and marketing destribed by aiitlior
Thomas Taylor atv gleaned from his own
enirepieneiirial e\periences. hi the
book, lie covers topics such as writing
and publishing the user's guide, nianu-
facturing the [iroduct. technical .support
and small business management .
Hinf ti) DiirloJK I'nhUsh and Miirhit Yintr
(hvti C.onijmti'r Sojtii'iur sells for SI9.9r)
and runs 170 ilhisl rated pages. For more
inioi [nation, contact 'T & C; Pnblisheis,
fC) Box 1, Dayton, MD^lOlib.
Aul-Star Basketball
S.VX JOSE, C.\ — Data East has just re-
leased The Dream Team 3 on .1 Chal-
Drcam Team fcDturcs fast action witK
Dumars, Ewing and VUilkins.
lenge for the C-M. "The neiv game fea-
tures all-pio basketball players Patrick
Ewing, Domitiitjue ^Vilkins and ]oe Dn-
niars in a fast-p;iced game.
In 'The Dream Team, yon can play
with or against these three superstars,
(M' select from 20 dill't'ient players to
cieate your owji Dream leam. Vou con-
trol the shots, from h<Jok shots to slam
dunks. The game's interface is designed
to lei y<iu concentrate on scoring [joinis
ami defemhng the hoop, not on cum-
bersome technical o])erations.
The game is avaikible for Sli'J.yS from
Data Kast, !«:")() Little Orchard St., San
Josu. CA95I'2">.
EA Hint Line
S\N ST\TW>. f:.\ — "Hied of getting stir-
fried in \nli aula's lava [jils? Elect rciuic
.'\ris now has a 900 hint line thai can save
you (9U0-288-1IINT). Tlie line is avail-
able around the clock, seven days a week.
I'nioriunalely, the hint line only offers
hints for a limited list of sohwate, but
plans are being made for expanding the
senile. Tides curifnllv suppoiied by the
hint line itii lude: The Inmiorlal. James
Toiid, Mighi and Magic, Lakers vs,
Celtics. |ohn .Madden Eootball, Sword of
.Sodan. hipulous, (Centurion, EaeiT Tale
.Uiventure and King's Bonnty,
The sen' ice costs 9,'h' for the first
iniiiute and 7,')C for each iiiiunle there-
after. Von must have touch-lone sen'icc?
U) access the htntline.
8 RUN- NC)Vi:Mlir.lt'tH;CKMBt;K I '.I'll
A Cataloc of Free Stuff
RAN DO!. I'll, WI— Yiiii ciui gfl luiH-
(lit'ds of lOinpuH'r-n'hitod nuilt.'i i;ils [ire!
I hrough tilt: jiagcs of the 9th Annual
Guide to Free Computer Materials, \ ou'll
fuid out nboiti luitKltwis of films, video-
tapes, disks, pmiiphlets, iii;iga/ines,
[lusters and Ixioks, all available free of
rli;ii-gc.
C)oniplete]y updated, iIil- (iiiidi- also
jjiesents ihe lilies and simrees ol more
than 2000 shareware prt><,n-ams Tdi Caiiii-
iHodore. A|)])le: .Amifija. IBM and Madii-
tosli computers. Also iiuliided is ;i glos-
sary ofinore than H)l)() t (>iii]>uter terms.
[■'or infbrinaiioii ahuui getliii^,^ a ropy
oltheCiVoV/*', eoiitart 'I'lie Kdiicatois I'ro-
gi«ss Seniee, 'il-l tleriliT St., Randolph,
\VI 53956. I'liti Giiklc In Irtr Omijuitn Ma-
tt'riak is S'Mi.lW, and oflers a 15-day mon-
ey-back gtiaiantee.
Add-Ons for Educators
KJRT i-;i)U'ARns. \V1— I'ldneators who
use tSic Accelerated Reader by Atlvan-
lage Learning .Systems have something
1o cheer about: Five new disks are now
available. The disks ofT'er tests on iJI4
new titles for various skill levels, svicli as
Thud C.iwli' h Tfrrihlr, \Hiteyilnj) Dini<ii
and Fdhn-nheit 7.5/. Kach of the live disks
lai^fets a s])eciric audience. These tests
do not duplicate tests published on [ire-
vioiis disks.
To use the Accelerated Reader, a stu-
dent selects a book Iroin the book list,
reafls it, then tests het/hiniseiron cnm-
]n'ebensiou oi the hook at a computer
The.\cceleiated Reaciei jirogrinii scores
the test and acdnmilaies results for e;ich
child and lor the class as a whole. It re-
(|tiires little sii])en'isioii by die teacher,
and its llexibility makes it effective with
all readers.
For a Tree catalog, write to the Accel-
erated Re;ider, Box !),">, \\n\ Edwards, \\T
544G!). Or < all toll-free, H00-;Ki8-l'J()4.
COMPUTERIZEO TOPOGRAPHY
CARROI.J.ION, rx— Digital Land-
scape h\ Digiscape software is a new C-
(i I pnjgrain that lets you vieiv the topog-
rapllyortlie continental United .Slates in
three dimensions. (I'aits oT Canada are
also incln(ied.)
The soitvvare uses data I'roni a tii))o-
graphic map or lioin one of the eleva-
tion disks (included) to produce vvire-
hame renderings of the Earth's surface.
'Hie renderings can be rotated ;ifi() de-
grees in one-degree increments and tilt-
ed up to H9 degiees. 'llie scale can he
Digital LandscEipG offers s new perspecEiue
on the world around us.
varied, and die renderings exaggerated
or smoothed to bring out or Mi(ifiiv:ss de-
tails. Renderings can he saved, and text
and grajiliics can he added with a draw-
ing progiani.
Digital ! jUKlscapc elevation disks con-
tain over lot), 000 elevations taken at leg-
ulai' inteivals of Vs" of one degrt'e across
the U.S.A. The Digital li)ndsca[)e pack-
age, which includes the program disk,
live elevation disk sets (three disks lo a
set) and niamtal, sells for S79. For more
information, contact Digiscape Soiiwaie,
I'O Box 1 1:M):.8, Carrolltou, I^X T.'iOl 1.
Prove You Are the Iron Lord!
SAN' MATM), CA — Terror, Repression,
Injusticc.'f hat's what Iron Lordproniis-
es! In UBI Soft's newest {.:-64 release,
von [ilav the forgotten son of a tle-
ihioned king, ^'ourtjiiest: lo reclaitti the
tlnone fn)m yom' evil mule.
Von must prove your l)irthriglit and
build a fill I owing that respects you, so
that when the time comes, they will go to
war for yon. Only strategy and strength
in such fields as areheiy, arm wrestling
and swordplay will win you the resijeet
that von need.
skill and hroucry will prove your biratiright
In Iron Lord by UBI Soft.
In the adventure, you musi travel
I hrough various towns, finding aii.swers
lo your t[uestions and conf touting mtm-
stets in an uiide|i(round ma/e. Pi-ove you
are the Iron Loid, Criisadi'V of Justice!
fhis one-player, joystick-controlled
adventure arcade game is copy-protect-
ed. I'iir more information, call UB! Soft
at 113-;«2-«7."j7,
Affordable EPROM
( A\IHRinc;i:, M.\— Some of you might
remember tiEOS programmer Randy
WiiicliestcT. lie's now alfilialed with a
c<ini[)anv named .•\ntigiav liiolkit, w4iich
has just released the Key DOS ROM. It's
a 'yi\\ El'R(.).\l (erasable (jrograniinable
ic;id only memor; ) chip that contains 20
new liinclion key flefinitions and utilities
that simplih' <lisk operations on multiple
drive systems. It's compatible with most
CML'S hardware and .software, including
|ilIylH)S, hie (jiiick Brown Box, CS-
nOS and even otliet fimctioti ROMs.
\'nu tan load ('.-()4 piiograius in C-128
Fast mode with one kevpress and select
multiple files fiom a directoiy list for typ-
ing, printing, copying, renaming and
scratching. It also lets yon create 1581
partitions and subdirei lories and edit
disk sectors. OEOS reiioots (piickly and
you can lenimibcr or reset disk drives.
"I'liis ROM chi|) boasts many oilier
line features, incUtding a Fnid/Replace
utility, dual 80-column screens, a screen
ediior and dump, |)liis a screen clock
with calendar and alarm. I'he package Is
$;VJ.9;') ami comes with a utility disk and
demonstraiion piogiams. for ioin]jleie
details and ordering infoiniation. con-
tact Antigrav Ibolkit, I'O Box 107!,
Cambridge, MAO'J142.
Free Trees
NKBRASKA CI'IY. NE— We computer
users are notori<ins for using [lajier
heedlessly, li) help fight hack, 1 he .\a-
lional Arbor Day Eoundalion is giving
ten free Colorado blue sfniice trees to
each ])eison who joins the I'otmdatioii.
Memhership is onlv SIO and the tree.s
will lie delivered in lime for spring plant-
ing in March, j\pril or May. In stun hern
and western states, othei conifers hardy
in those areas \vill he provided, file trees
are guaranteed to grow, or will be re-
placed free of charge.
lo become a member and receive
your free trees, send SIO to len Blue
Spruces, National .Arbor Day Eonnda-
tifm, 100 .Arbor Avenue, Nebraska CM ty,
NE 08410. ■
NOVKMBEB/DtX-HMBER 19H1 • R U .\ 9
Mail RUN
fiAM gels a spedal plug and readers respond
wiih tips on creating C-64 jorirvi.
COMMODDRE COMPATIBILITY
A ii'w yeais ;ig<) I rend in RUN about
thr .Spartan by Mimic Systems, wbich was
capable orenmlaiing A[)ple sornvare on
the Cdininndoie 04.
\Vc have iKitlj a C-O I and a CM 28 a1
lionic-. bta I he m liools iicrc aie etjiiipjjt'd
uidi Apple niacliiiie^. Mv i hildieii kuip
asking nie lo n:ide onr beantilul tliiin-
modores for A])|)le lis or Macintosh ma-
ttiines to enable I hem to use the coinpul-
ers both at lionie and at sihoul. 1 ai:i
nillier rcluilatil to give in, (lould you atl-
visc uie, is tin- Spartan siil! iivailableV If
it's not, are (here any oilier piodiuls that
will link (Commodores lo Aiiples,'
— I* NagI'SHWah
EDMOVtOX, Al.BK.UIA
1 have a ([nestion: Is tCoiinntxloie's
C;i) lA' compatible with the l)!C?
— JOH (;.\f.K.\
Caniiv. OR
UfiforluiKili'ly. the (imuvr lo linth (jni'Miaii.'i
« ))(), The SjiorltiH syskm (nviciiYd in RL'S",
Dcii'inbtr I^JS6) i^ no Songi'r (iviiiluble.
CDTV h isduidh on Arnica WO \mi!i u (Hi-
ROM firivi' thai noi.uvmJMid-flisli-hfi.ml sfijt'
wair ami //(/.n o )rwi)ti'-foiilJi>lln! intnjnri\
I'liere iv no sojlwtur or htinSiriiir lli/it mttlifS
llif Clint modorr 64/12S aiiiijiiitihle irilh I lie
Amiga, Apple or any olhcr aimjmh'r. (!\'o
malkr rt'liiil the minor mill says!) Ofeotnwe.
ij yon add an .\f>l)te at lioiiii; xoii don't nird
lo iiniip your Onnmodoii's!
You caushare texluml ri'tativefdes among
(]-(rl/l2Hs and other platjoriiis. I'or a riaii-
jtlete diMiusiini iifllii^^, .see "Slutre and Share
Alike" by Tim Uiibh hi our last issue (Sej)teni-
her/Oct'ober 1991).
— Kl>ll()RS
PPI/GEOS
I ;nnuiiiin^f in res|)onse to tlie MaRlt/
A]nil 15)1)1 ['lo 1 ips colinmi. |i)hn Ibnia-
selli sii^fji;csled installiiij; a swilch oji iliu
] lower lead lor the I'l'l printer imei iaee.
.'Vjiothei soil! lion would be to downloati
CNM'l'LlilN (Conligme I'l'I) hoin H-
I.ink, VVitli it, v<in no longer need lo le-
inember die commands kj lonngnre the
ri'l interface for use with tlKOS. It is an
Autoexec GEO.S program thai will autn-
uiatically setup ilie PPI if you |)lacc it on
vour hoot disk, .A cjuick way lo llnd Con-
figure ITI would be to issue a BRC)
d'kV;1'PI at ihe (:tiMARI"l,!b 1 :1 !"
pnimpl.
^Bll,l, RoiiKKSON
Laiksdn, St;
Creating Forms
lo ans\ser Eltoy ( rtaiicly's lelle)' in the
]ulv/;\ugnst Mail R( N colimui on his
seaich lor a foiiii-iiiaking progiam, the
best pmj^rani 1 can find is fun Craphics
Ma( hine by Ron llackley, 1 use il lo make
fornis. posters and graphics, ^'ou can
change fonts and load graphics from
IVinishop, I'l iutmasier Plus and others.
Von can also enlarge or reduce graphic s
and lexl. link st leeiis and much more.
— Bi:rt Simmons
Cut l.A VtslA, CA
I use Papertli]) Publisher lo ereale
forms. It prints various fonts and tvjie
sizes, darkened areas and ihin or tliiik
horizonial and vertical lines. In addiiion,
Papeulij) Publisher converls many oft he
popular graphies and word processing
formats and converts (bnis fi^iin CiEtJS,
— R()iii,K I Rkvals
VViiiTnKK, CA
RUN Index
Do you [jublish an annual aiiiclediree-
uiry indexed by subject?
— I'M I. LrflKI,!,
Gflvm's P.vss. or
Riid, each year ttie index the articles ami
revieit'ii hy subject, and print the list the fiil-
hm'iiig January (exeept 19,SS and l'J90,
ti'heii it iiv/.v piiblishid in Irhraary). Ihe
199! index miilie published in the January/
February 1992 issue.
— EDrroK,s
Reuolutionary ram?
\'our exccllenl answer to llr. Pola-
kowski Ouly/Augusi 1991 Mail RUN)
covered most of die bases, hut unforlu-
nately missed ihe inosl iinporlanl de-
vice. Crealive Micro Designs' R,'\MLink
c<mtrols any REU and runs almost any
program many times fiisicr.
It has a backup memoiy battery kept
(barged hy die power su()j)iy, il responds
lo standard (il.'lliiS DOS commands, and
it doesn'l neetl special driver soliware,
R.AMLiiik works with C;KC)S and all oth-
er paint, graphics, daiabasc, word pixi-
cessor and accounting programs.
It's bard lo believe, hui R.AMIJnk is lo
t) 1/12K bardwait- what tif'.OS is to (vl/128
sofivvaie. It revolutionises and invigo-
rates the 8-hit bardware capabilities. For
vears we have been wliiuing about die
tleclining de\elo])menl ellorts directed
towards our (i !. 12iS inachines. tC.MD has
answered die call witli devices and DOS
chi]is so advanced that many users can't
grasf) their full significance, l liey have
DO conifjeiiiion and have a serious
chaiKe of single-handedly ttiniinfr
around the 8-hit market,
— J,S, GR/Andi t;(;i II
you're absolutely light, ('nfoiiuuakty, al
the time our ansiuer to Dr. Rilakorvshi uwiit
III press, lee hadn't seen RAM I .ink. Noui it's
selling ,s(j irell that there was a three- iiionlh
Itacklog lifjoiv ihey iiien slurled shipping.
IVe appreeiale the sigmjieanee of CMD's
liUlLiuk and ll-\M Drive. They will he le-
vitntied in the January/February i-^ue, and are
discussed ill "TheAHC.\ aj'REVs" in this !.•>-
sue (p. 23 1 It's the initiative of diirlopers like
CAID that ensure ajuluwpir our iiiurket.
— K[)II<)KSB
RUN's euer-increasing
list of CafTimDdDrE
user's groups is natM
Found in the
User's Group Update
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Software Gallery
There's something for everyone hi the Gallery this time, including Street Rod,
Word Writer 6, Clue Master Detective and MicroLeague Baseball II Enhanced.
By WALT LATOCHA
Bad Blood A-
Great Gmphics and Sound in
A "Grave New World" Adventure
UltitiKi liiiis siiuuld takt.' taiv belcnv
|ninli:iNin^ I^miI IIIuihI. Althnii^rli \\'s
producfd Ijy Origin, tliis gniiu- is
sigiiifitjimly (lillfifiii IVoin thu n)[ii[);i-
ny's famous i()k'-])layinfr .stiiies.
This game takes place on a barren
Earth, several years aflei' a tualoar holo-
caust, [wo st']);irale soi luties have sprung
up: ihe jjure-hloiid humans :n)d ihe inii-
lams. Ihe lormer grniif) li;is enslaved
many of the geneliially iilleied beings
and is usiiif^ iheir labor lo rebnild ( ivi<
li/a(intL Now word has s[)iead anmiig
the free mnianis that Lord Dominis, a
powerful jjure-blood leader, is organiz-
ing an assault to wipe iheni out. Ytnir
mission is lo prevent iliis slaughter.
You begin by seleeliiig to l)e one ol
tluee liee w;u'ri<3is. Al one eMieme is
Vaiigg, a strong, gieen-skinned giant,
and at the other is Hekkei', ihe weak hu-
nuiu oHspring of iniitam patents. The
third possibility is [akka, a woman wlio
looks human but has bidden powers.
Your choice will delennine the sttategy
lo use as yout character itilillrates tire
world of tlte jjure-bloods.
In addition to its setting, fiad lilood
ditlers fVom the L'lliina progiams both
in its size — ii comes on Ixitb sides of only
one disk — and in having an individual
hero rather tlutn a band of them. Also,
the new game's comljat lelies heavily on
arcade skills, and, alihough Origin in-
cltided interaction widi norifjlayer cliat-
acters, theie's practically n<i develo])-
mcnt of ttie hero you select.
W'liai you do get with Bad Blood arc
riclt graphics and soutids, ])ossibly the
best diat Origin has produced foi die
C-O't. The contnil system, v%'bich is laigely
nienti-diiveu and niauipnlated tliiougli
both the key()oatxi and a joystick, is al.so
eonnnendable.
Best of all is the ])osi-apocaly[)tic uni-
verse that the snitwarc creates. Features
such as a host ofbi/airt; beasts and the
mutants' coloiliil slang vocabidaiy will
draw you into the game's atniosplu^ic.
Vangg bnttlos some bizarro bosses in
OriQin's past-nuclear advoncuro.
As the program amply illustrates,
some people will accept otily "purity"
and, as a result, will automatically reject
Bad Blood because it's not a traditional
tx)le-])layinggame. But players willing to
tiy something diiretent should be in-
trigued by ibis vision of a ftitiiie ive all
liojie will never come.
(Oriiriii Sy^iti'in.s. Inc., 110 Wild Basin
Rodil. Snilt' yyO. Atislin, TX 78746. C-64/
$■19.95. hichidi'd in the package is Tinu'.'i of
Ijotc, unotlur game by Iktd Hhod's author.)
Street Rod A
Cruise Down Memory Lane
in This Hoi -Rod Sinudation
Sure, .Street Rod deli vets ihe racing
thrills you expect, init it does many other
things as well, f'or one thing, it ofTers a
nostalgia tri[) for players who are over
•15. and, for the younger player, an in-
SoFTWARE Report Card
Outstanding A
Good B
Average C
Below Average D
Crummy F
trigiiing lesson ahotit a tmi(|ue perltxl in
.America's history,
l his original sinuilation begins at the
start of summer vacation, IWU, You have
just three nuHitbs bei'ore classes resume
to buy an old jalopy, sottp it tip, win some
money and nutybe even beat [he King,
ilie (iineiit ace h<it-rodder.
Kiist yiju have to check newspaper ads
and [)ick one ol the game's ^a "cherry"
autos, including a I'J'IO Chevy Roadster
and a 'fil Corvette. Ihen it's ofl'to the
garage for a tune-tip, gas and some Ixidy
work. The re|>air shop's wall lells you
bow many days are left in the vacation
and provides iiii|)oriant information
about your car, iiiiluding ihe ainounl of
wear left in its viial f)aits.
\<ju R'turii to ihe ncu'spa|)er often lo
scan the classiiieds f<ir some of the S'o-
phis parts the |>i'ogiain iiu hides. Among
tlieni are complete engines, carburetors,
manifolds, and linir iransmissiou ty|}C!i,
ranging ftom auioniaiii lo ihe f<iur-
sjieed r;icing variety.
The heart of the game t.ikes place al
Bob's Drive-hi. where you can challenge
(luising drivers to drag or road races,
belling for bin, cash or the pink slips of
the cars that you and yoiu' opponent
drive. Dining races, you musi change
gears, avoid dropping a tiatrsintssiun
and watch out for tickei-liaf)[n cops.
I he piDgiani contains all sorts of other
enticing elements. Yon tan, for instance,
paint and deccaate your (ar to get more
involved in ibe game and to allect the
nices von nm. I here's also an o[)tion to
sell tmneeded pans lor money to tijigjiide
vour auto, and a liall ol raiue scieen for
players who vaiU|iiish the King,
All of this is accompanied by a much-
appreciated save-game feaiine and an
excellent menu-driven control system
that accepts in])ut from both a joysiick
and the keyboard, llie sound is very
good; the graphics are gorgeous. I he in-
stritction manual is outstanding, with
clear, detailed desi rifjlioiis of ihe game-
play and beautiful phoU)s of classic autos
that recreate the spirit of the era.
One of I lie game's few pfohlems is ihe
package artwork, which gives the false
impression that this is a sitn[}le, tinso-
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(>lii5tic;uc(i ptojfraiti. But those who an-
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Clue Master Detective A-
Colonel Mustard, in the
Library, with the Lead Pipe
With sricccssfnl products such as
Monopoly and Risk, Vii-gin fias Iiccojtk'
lainoiis loi' turning hnartl games into
compulev soltuaie. Now this lotupany
has pixiduced its most successful conver-
sion by bringing C\\k lo (he CM>4.
Sporting I lie title C^lue Master Detec-
tive, this software lels ilnee lo leu hu-
man and (ompuier competitors [)lay at
oue time, and re(|iiiies one joystick. The
game's objett is to solve the uuuder of
Mr. Boddv, the owner of the mansion
that you and yotir opponents are visil-
ing. The winner is tlic first player to
hgure out who cotumitted the crime,
which weajiou was used and in which
room die Ion I deed took place.
Clue Master Detective Is Virgin's mosc
successful board game yet!
A turn hcgius witli the coinjniter
ihimviug dice to determine liow many
S(iuares you can move. Vom' destination
is usually one of the manor's 12 rooms,
\^here von'll see cards sliowing a charac-
ter, a weapon and a rooin. 'V'on can elim-
inate these from suspicion, i)ecan.se if
they ap[(ear on the cards, they're not
conneited with the cihne.
I.imdiiig on certain s(jnares lels y<JU
"snoop" hy peeking at one of the cards
an opponent has received. And theix; are
optioiis to save games, review notes kept
in i!ie<<iiMputer's menioiy and print in-
lormalion that was [iievionsh' tlisdo.sed.
The [jrogram has two piohlems, First,
von must hide some of the infiirmation
that ;i])]>eats on the screen during your
lui n, and this (an be awkward, ,-\lso, he-
coming conif'oriahle with the play ine-
cliauiis lakes (|uite a bit of lime and ex-
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On the other hand, lioth the graphics
and the sound are excellent. .Also, in con-
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levels — i»fi worthy Ides. And the menu-
driven control syslem is extcptionally
user-li iendly.
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who, what and where of the miirdcr, but
in finding way.s to heat your fellow play-
ere to necessary data and even to trick
diein in certain situations.
.All in all, C;iue Master Detective is an
excellent pnigram. It's a most satisfying
way to plav .Sherlock Holmes on vour
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MicroLeague Baseball II
Enhanced B+
Not Exactly a Grand Slam,
But It Pulls a Solid Base Hit
Like any rookie, MicroLeague tlase-
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WoRO Writer 6
As A program A
As AIM UPGRADE B-
Excclleiit Pnidtid, Good Price,
Now Has a HuHt-hi Database
Wottl Writer 6 is essentially an up-
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major addiiion of an clectmnic card file
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die iiisi release of its documentation —
merely an lt5-page snpplemetii with the
W\V.') manual. (The complrlc WWti
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Word Writer 5.
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screen. Blocks of lexi can he moved,
copied or deleted, fhere's a seaith and
replace command, as well as pro-
gtanmiahle macms to save keystrokes
when issuing complex commands.
Tlie documentation is clear and easy
to read, ^'ou can tall up a liel]) screen
from wiiliin the prugram, and a key-
hoard overlay, updated to reiiett the
AVord WriK'C 6 coiiiiiiands, is jjrovided.
Word Writer fi has drivers for niosl
dot matrix printers on the market. Dch:-
uments (an be printed in either test or
graphi(s mode with excellent resiilis.
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Lsnit ntrlttt, nan, Tin*, Hu(H »■
,S'y;f.^i%'?/;s'E!'."
The new card file lets you store lots of
iniormation and print only what you need.
Tlie program comes with ten built-in
fonts in 27 sizes, plus !50 graphics.
TeKt and graphics print modes can be
mixt^d wilhin a docuinenl.
I'asi deficiencies are also ]ircsent.
Printing in the graphics mode is slow.
The sjH'll-diecker atui thesaurus, when
used with a Ifi?! or 1 jfl drive, are
lethargic. The scu-en output in the 80-
cotumn previe\v mode provides onl)- a
rough approximation of the final prod-
uct: t'ari iage returns and page breaks
are accurately represented, hiit fonts
and gra)ihies are not. In fairness to
I'mieworks. tnosi ol these pi-ohSems aiv
due more to die ( Mi I's limilations than
lo tlie program.
Word Writer G can directly read doc-
uments pnjduced with its pi-edecessors.
Also, text fmm other word processors,
including geoWriie, can Ix- imported,
as can graphics and pictures from
GKOS and Doodlel. Imported text and
graphics must lie converted using an
external program before loading the
word processor.
New in Word ^\'l iter G is the electron-
ic card file. .A mini-database, die canl
file stores iidormation in individual
14 S Ll \ ' N(JVEMt!tik.'»K(:l;MiU U l!Ji>l
SOFTWARE GALLERY
longs ill the "Big Leagues." And, while
this brand-new vvtsinn of a C^6-t s|ini ts
classic is weak in a few phin-s, ii has inoin^
than enoiigii "slnll" lo win over tans of
Atneiita's lavoritc [lasiinic.
Licensed by the Major League Hase-
bnll Playeis .'Association, I he game (on-
tains 26 classic teams from the past, snch
as the 1988 Oakland and 19.^9 Los .An-
geles chihs. While yott're learning, yon
can watcli as both teams aic loat hed hv
yoinCMVL dieii von < ;in diiet t one sel <if
playeis while ;i hnnian oppinieni or the
coinjniter coiiclies the other.
On defense, yon choose \nm\ a do/en
pitching options, iiulnding sliders and
intentional walks. (aiaiTciing the line and
playing in at the comers are two of the
M chanj,res yon can make to ilelder po-
sitions. Tlie pfogiam also offers 1.5 op-
tions to the team at bat.
Each player in]]uts his or hei' oHensiv e
and defensive selections via the keyfioard.
Then the resnlts are illustialed by a sim-
ple animated display of a single play.
The progiam is [jacked with features,
including bullpen w'ariii-ii]).s, three sia-
ditnns, a designated-hitter option and
unlitnited snbstituiions, 1 he gr;i])liics
can he toggled on iuid off, and (lie
quick-play mode >vill finish ;i contest in
just a few minutes. In addition, yon can
create a new team and build it up
tlir<ingh trades (or talented athletes.
IVILSSE is a good fix for post-World Series
withdrawal symptoms.
Of speiial note' are the softwaiv's sta-
tistical (a))al)iliiies. At any time you can
dlspl;iy playeis' real-life records, which
eonibine witli yonr toaehiug skill to de-
termine who wins the game. .\iid, with a
])rograni -created stats disk, a detailed
sunimaiy is available of the teams' and
])layers' peiTorniance in yoiu' own com-
puterised league.
Note thai tlie orders yon issue to yonr
team are your only control over the
game outcome. This program is ])ure
mental cliallenge, based on a stripped-
down version of leal-world f)ro baseball.
Ii) succeed, yon must have or develop a
solid knowledge of dianion(i strategy
and tact ics.
.'V few basic impmveiiients to the pro-
gram would be welcome, tor exanifjle,
it's not coinpalible Avith fasi Load car-
tridges, and ihe resulting ihree-minnte
loading time is too long. .Mso, addition-
al (m-soeen instructions would make
the fine control system even easier to
use. Mtially, although you can [nint out
all sons of data Irosn the statistics disk,
being able to do the .same for players'
records during a game would be very
helpful.
But ilie intended audience of Micro-
League H;iseball II Enhanced will con-
sider these shortcomings only minor an-
noyaiues. 1 he many fealures of the
game, together with the add-on disks,
should provide sports fanatics with ])lea-
sute for years to tome.
(iMinvLt'ogiw Sjxirls Axsiiautimi, 2201
Dmmmotid Plam. Ntimrh, HE 19711. €64/
S 39.95. Th)^ folloicmg enhancements aiv also
avaikihle: Create (i Team pmgratii, $24.95;
1987-1989 season dish, SI9.95 each.)
Spot B-
A Good Round of Play, But
U Might Make You Thmty
Von ma\ have noticed the growing
nuniix;rof'Coke and Pepsi cans placed in
Ciminuied tm p. 58.
records, called cards, which can be in-
dexed, edited, viewed, deleted and
printed. Yon can stole up to 255 cards
in a lile, witli 3-23 fields per card. Each
held can be u[) to (JO characters long,
and you can store many files on a disk.
The catxl hie replaces the address list
from earlier versions of Word Writer
for storing names and addresses for
form letters. You ran sort !)y single or
multiple helds, and select specific
grou]}s ofcards. as well as spedhc fields
within cards, for use before printing.
/\Jllu>ugh not every field in a card
nuist be printed when doing a mail
merge, the fields have to be printed in
order. Imagine a card with three fields;
name, address and city. While you can
[fesigti a document thai uses only fields
one and thive, held one nutsi be priiiled
helbie field three, llelds cannot he le-
jieated wiiliin a document.
While this is not a major limitation,
it iloes re<]ii)ie some fdreihoughl on the
user's part when designing the cards for
a file. Letters that include a name twice,
say in an address block and later in the
salutation, must use cards with two
name fields.
Lists created with cailter versions of
Woiid \VViter or Data Manager can be
ini[)ortetl into the card file. \'ou ninsi
print letters generated with the card file
in the text mode, and they can be no
longer than four pages.
I he tab function is inipnived, Now, six
tab settings can be usei -(tehiied and used
in both tile text and grajihies modes.
The Ibni'siyle bar is moix' informative,
too, now showing when text isjiLStified,
,\ GOTO Page conimand gives ra[)id
cursor movement, fliis (Otitiol re])lat:es
the calculator in earlier versi<ms auti
kis you jump ihe niisor to a specitit
page within a dtHiimem.
Inneworks provides 60 days of free
technical support for regisieix^d users.
Ihe BO-day period begins with your
firsi letter, fax or f)hone call to the com-
jiany, Tlie suppmi number has a 708
area lode. a long (hslance c;ill fot most
users, bill an SOO imuilier is available lo
those who pav S30 for a year of unlim-
ited technical support. If yon intend to
contact 'Ilmeworks by mail, note that
they've moved. Tfieir new address ap-
pears below.
Iwo accessoiy packs are available to
accompany Word Writer fi. One con-
tains ISadditional fonts, the other 130
graphics. The fonts wilhvork w-ith Word
VVriter versions 4 through fi, but the
gra]>hicsare specific lo the ww edition.
VV'ord Writer fi's three .')'/i-inch disks
can he exchanged, fiee of chatge, for tlie
same program on li'/.-inch disks, lliis is
a wise move lor Cominodore users whtt
own a 1581 drive. 1 (bnnd liiat spell-
checking a 900-wc)id document took
about one-thiiTl the time using a l.')81.
Word Writer 6 is an excellent ;nod-
UCt. competitivelv priced, for first-lime
word processor buyers. The n]}gr;ide
would be a gootl fnirchase for owners of
earlier versions of Word Writer as well,
unless you own Word Writer 3.
If )'ou have Wonl Writer 5, remember
that the only major change is the elec-
tronic card hie. so the cost of upgrading
is only jusiilied if v<iii do a lot of form
letters and mail merges.
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Couch Potato?
Are you really making the 7n,ost of your Commodore system?
Use this checklist to find out where you stand . . . or sit.
By STEPHANE DIRSCHAUKR
It's sad to say, bm many Commodon; users are toni-
pucitig touch potatoes. They run stock systems witli
justii lifwirlfiil of pmjrrains and seldom veiiiuie iiiio
new tcniioty. Many nevv usets, espetiiilly, fail lo
lake lite next few stc])s lowaiti realizing their toinjHil-
inj; potential, and ollen because they simply dcm'i
know the possibilities or understand the benefits.
Mow cio I'oH measure up? j\re you poised to take the
plunge, or aieyou ]mttingdo\vn roots in the f'uniituie?
To (ind out. answer the liiUowinj; ([Vieslions. Whenever
you an.swer "no," read on lo see what you're missing
and how you can gel it.
1. Do you know how to program?
There was a titne when computer users
needed to write programs simply because
l^xigoowiooiaJ
the only software available was the home-
brewed variety. But even today there are
many inducements to program: It isn't as
difficult as it appears; it will tjivo you a
greater understanding of your computer;
and it is (believe it or not) very rewarding
personally.
I know it's tougii to believe, but learning
to program isn't the abstruse task it seems.
The C-64 and 128 each sport an excellent
Basic programming language (Basic, after
all, stands \oj Beginner's All-Purpose Sym-
bolic Instruction Code), If Basic isn't your
thing, alternatives wait in the wings, includ-
ing Pascal, Comal, Forth, and Pilot.
As you learn to program, you will come
to understand more and more of how a
computer really works. Even just a smidgen
of Basic can reduce the mystery. You'll (ind
it easier to interpret youf software's re-
sponses and to sympathize with your com-
puter's problems.
Finally, consider the satisfaction that ere*
ating your own programs will afford. Many
of today's best novelists began writing be-
cause of the pleasure they derived from oth-
er authors' books. In the same manner, let
yourself be inspired to program by the pro-
grams that you use every day. When you
have your own finished product— some-
thing real lo show for your efforts— you'll
know what I mean. Even if you don't win the
Nobol Prize, you'll enjoy creating your own
programs, however simple they are. (See
"Get With the Programming" on page 20 for
more on this subject.)
So, if you haven't written a line of code irt
your life, dig out that Basic manual and have
a go at it. You may stumble upon your true
calling— or at least discover a new hobby.
2. Do you own a RAM expansion unit?
In this era olj^igabylcs galore, the C-64's measly (5<1K
is almost embarrassing (tlu>ugh it heljjs iu ihink of it
as ()ri,ri;5(i bytes, or .''(li-l.liHH bits). I baukliilly, liiis initial
siorelioiise can be expauded using luie ol' Ooni-
nu)d<nt^'s RAM expansion units (RElis). The 17()'1
boosts your C:-(i'l lo^aDK.'l'lie 1700 and 1750 boost tlie
CI- 128 to ^.'iliK and R40K, respectively. Similar products
fmin Cu'aiive Mirm Designs, called RAMLinkand RAM-
Diive, bolstei the KAM up to 2 megabytes!
Think of the RKU as an extra-speedy disk drive — so
IB RUN' NUVEMBHR/DECEMtltli I'.JlJt
cjuick, in fact, that data apjjears in the blink of an eye.
A pu)gt';ur[ written to use the RKII can switch between
chvinks of code at gie;it s|)eeci, making the program ef-
(eclively lai^er than (JtK. (Many ])rograms do Miis with
oi'dinaiy disk drives, but at noticeably reduced speed.)
Stiittly speaking, though, your piogram swill sdll be
only li'lK long. The Cl-b4's micropixicessor, the 6510,
lias an addiess bus that's only Iti bits long. And since
it can use only as many MAM. locations as 16 binary dig-
its (bits) can specify, the "maxiiuum" program length
IlXUIbTKAIKl) ISV ClAKOl.lNE Wlirii:
is only 64 kitobytes long. The same goes for the C-128.
[ls miax)j)iTx;essf)r luimlles only M K and must juggk' Ix-
iweeii tiiiirtrnt "hanks" lo access (he full I28K olR/VM.
Unforiiinately, few pi-ograms use the RKU diricclly.
Ils higgest backer is CEOS, and for good reason: When
e(]iii[)|jed wiih an RED, d''()S becomes lightning fast.
I'br more iiiloi inaiion ;ibouL KKUs, see "The ABCs
ofRKUs"onpage23.
O. Do you have a 1581 disk drive?
Once you have more memorv, the next
logical step is increasing your disk capacity;
the 1541's 170 kilobytes are rather scant.
Commodore's slick 1 581 is a liig improve-
ment. Its 3V?-inch floppies (also used with
Amiga, Macintosh and IBM computers) can
hold 800 kilobytes— almost five times more
than the 1541*5 5V4-inch disks. The 1581 DOS
also has a feature called partitioning, which
lets you divide your disk into several distinct
areas with separata directories. With so
much space on the disk, one directory for the
lot might be too cumbersome.
There are drawbacks, the biagest of
which is compatibility. Many commercial
programs assume that the disk they're us-
ing is structured a la 1541, and lose them-
selves in the new layout. Even worse, most
of the cfevilish copy-protection schemes
won't let you transfer a program to the now
1581 format in the first place.
Given these limitations, the T581 is an
excellent data drive. But don't sell off your
1541 yet — it's best to use the two drives to-
gether. For example, the 1541 can load up
your word processor, while the 1581 keeps
the text files. You'll probably find that own-
ing two drives is as mucti an advantage as
the 158Vs greater capacity.
By the way, don't be surprised if you quick-
ly fill up the new 3V!-inch disks. Most likely,
your productivity will rise to take advantage
of the extra space, and you'll find that the
thirst for disk space is unquenchable.
mtKKmm
4. Do you take advantage of freely distributable software?
Whr> says y<m can't get something (or nnlliing?
There's a ton of solhvate available at little or no cos! —
it's called frrdy ilktrilmttMe software.
fhere are two classt;,s of freely distributable software:
public domain and sliarewate. I'liblic domain (PD) pru)-
gram.s can he exchanged ;it no (<ist ijecaiise the autb<]r
has relin(|nished the cci[)yrighi to the |iiiblic domain.
With shaK'wan.'. once you've nied oui the ]nT)gram, you
Muist [lay ibe author a fee of $1 lo $25 {occasionally
[iiore) to honorably continue using it.
.•\lthough you won't encounter freely dis^ribuL^b!e
software at ymncornpiiler retailer, it's still easy to hnd.
User's groups and disk copying services make a wide
range ofPD di.sk.*. available at a minimal charge to cov-
er the copying. What's more, bullelin board systems
and networks such as ClontpuServe offer extensive
mcmis of freely distributable fare.
I'll arid sbarewair pn>gran)s, although rarely as elab-
orate as ibeir couunercial couiuerjiarts, oheii fill a
niche ihai's too small to fjiiofit fnim conmiettially. If
you've been looking evcty where h>r an esoteric appli-
cation or a great game, this is the place to find it.
5. Do V
ou use a mouse.-'
Ever tried to draw a graphics screen usintj a joystick? It's like playing one of those plastic
pocket games where you try to roll a ball into a hole — it's neady impossible. While a joystick
is fine for games, it isn't accurate enough for many programs,
A 1351 mouse, on the other hand, is a proportional input device. Unlike the joystick,
which distinguishes only a few directions, a mouse distinguishes speed as well as 360 de-
grees of continuous direction. Dart your mouse around the mouse pad and your on-screen
pointer will mirror its movements.
As with many ct)uipment add-ons, the main impediment to the mouse's success is the
lack of supporting software. Many new productivity programs accommodate it, and it's ideal
with GEOS, Still, lots of software ignores it. Thankfully, Commodore's 1351 mouse also has
a joystick mode, in which it mimics a joystick to work with a wider variety of programs.
Whether or not a mouse is a worthwhile addition depends on what applications you use.
For graphics, it certainly out-performs the joystick.
NOVEMBEK/UECKMtiEK IWI - K tf N 19
CLIFF DIVER OR COUCH POTATO?
b. Do you use GEOS?
Chaticfs are some promotioi) lins [)ui
a copy ofCJEOS in your luituls. liui do
you use it?
GEtXS isn't mcifly a sei oi eiinviiicd
progiauTs with a siiniiar iuLLTlacc. It's a
whole new operatiiij; .system that sports
a gnipliics iiitetfaee and inakt-s uperal-
ing youf C^oiiiinodofe a sinooiher task.
But to use GKOS, yoiif system niiist he
tt'ady for it; lor exain])le, running it ini
a C-Ci'l ivith a single 1541 drive can he
p^iiitiilly slow, lb make the inosl of
GKOS, you really slunilc! Iiave at least a
1581 or an RV.l).
With an expanded coiiipiner systetii,
GEOS works like a dnrani. No longer is
support l»r primers and oihei' h;ji-dware
prograin-dependent — it's all liandled by
GEOS.
I here's also a (iiialiiy line of GEOS
softwaie, inchiding geohiint antl gen-
VVriie. An opeiatiug system is only as
good as its supporting soltware, and it)
this res[)ecl GEOS is lop-di awer.
7. Do vou telecommunicate?
A modem (modulator-demodulator) may be an excel-
lent investment for you, hecause it can admit a flood of
information into your home. Modems convert data (such
as text characters} into electrical signals that can travel
over Ma Boll's lines. Add a terminal program, and you'll
be able to connect to other computer users, bulletin board
systems (BBSs) and databases.
Large cities have hundreds of BBSs, where you can read
Get With the Programming!
IF YOU COULD ARRANGE the wodd's
population into two groups — program-
mers and nonprogrammers— and step
back to view the results, you'd see vast
continents covered with nonprogram-
mers, and, in a blotch just larger than Sil-
icon Valley, a small group of people clutch-
ing programming manuals.
It's not amazing that programmers
make up only a fragment of the populace.
The surprising fact is that programmers
are a minority even among computer
users.
It's surprising not only because pro-
gramming is relatively easy to learn, but
also because the benefits are great. It's far
simpler to do than it looks, and it can even
be fun.
The Fundamental Mitth:
PROGfWMf^lNG Is DiFFtCULT
There's only one reason why program-
ming is so intimidating: It's cloaked in a
veil of myth. Here are just a few of the er-
roneous beliefs that have been circulating
since computing began:
. Only 3 computer expert can learn to
program. Quite the opposite. You don't
need to bo an "expert" to learn, but learn-
ing may just make you an expert. Many
people start programming with little pnor
computer experience. The world's first
programmer was Lady Ada Lovelace,
who, in the 19th century, worked on a
mechanical calculating machine invented
by Charles Babbage. She obviously was
not a computer experti
. Learning can take months or years. For
the skill to create professional-quality pro-
grams, certainly; learning any worthwhile
skill takes time. You can, however, learn
enough Basic in a short time to reap some
benefit from programming, Basic 2.0, the
C-64's dialect of the language, has a vo-
cabulary of just 76 words — and 80 percent
of the time you'll need only 40 of those.
Once you've mastered their use, you'll es-
sentially know Basic. Of course, these
words—called reserved system words or
keywords—have special usages and for-
mats, but those aren't hard to remember
either
. Learning will require extra books and
software. Not at all. If you have a working
C-64 or C-128 with the manuals, you have
everything you need to begin: the Basic
language and a tutorial {included in your
system guide). Later, perhaps, you may
wish to expand your knowledge by read-
ing up on specie techniques or mastering
new languages, but at first you won't need
anything you don't already have,
• Programming Is different from other
kinds of computing. Absolutely wrong.
Basic and other languages arc, after all,
just programs themsotves. The only differ-
ences are in the application, Basic is sim-
ply a program that can be used to create
other programs.
Pros; 4/Cons:
Ten years ago, the motivation to pro-
gram was obvious: Software was scarce,
and if you wanted a program you often
had to make it yourself. In today's com-
puter marketplaces, commercial software
provides for all kintJs of computer needs.
Still, though you may not need to write
your own programs, there are many rea-
sons you might want to:
. To create your own specialised applica-
tions. You've probably thought of an idea
for a great program. And, homemade pro-
grams can be customized to fit your
equipment and your specific needs — a
benefit not available to you with commer-
cial software.
. To fix, enhance, and generally tinker
around with other people's programs. Ev-
eryone's used a program with an interface
that is so illogical that it must have been
designed by a sadist. Or you've played a
game with screen colors that could only
have been picked by someone with a
wardrobe of clashing plaids. If the program
is in Basic, changing it can be simple,
(However, commercial programs are usu-
ally written in machine language, and are
deliberately made resistant to alteration.)
You might also make enhancements,
such as adding a print routine to your
database. And it's possible to examine a
program, such as an adventure game, to
find out how to use it better.
. To exercise your mind. Many program-
mers make a mental exercise out of writ-
ing a program. They're never satisfied
with merely having it work; they'll spend
au K t) N ■ NOVKMtiKK/UECEMHl'lR IWilJ
CLIFF DIVER OR COUCH POTATO?
and leave messages, upload (send) and download (receive)
programs and read text files. The diversity of BBSs is as-
O. Do you belong to a large online network?
tounding. In Toronto, for instance, there are BBSs dedicated
to the sciences, writinQ, even Esperanto.
If your Inr^il BBSs ^ev.m a bit liniili-rj,
linage cotitiniMit- or world-wide systems,
siidi as Qiiiii until [.ink ami GEnic, m;iy
be the iinswor. Unlike most BBSs, tlioii-
sands <if|)C(i])le can uve lliesc tifluoiks
sitiiiillaiicoiisly. .liid, as htlits liifii si/e,
thev ofR'i' hiij;t' collet lions of licclv clis-
tj ihutable sofiuare.
The oiilycaith is the cost. In addition
to the ifiriiJar toll phone charges, these
systems ii.sually chaige ])cv iniiinle plus
a inonilily fee. Hyon'rv not caieliil, yon
can mn np ati enoniions hill wliile .seek-
ing an answer to a ([iiestion or pmspuii-
ing lor |ni)gram gold.
Ilyoii find these costs prohibitive, but
yon sijll uaiii sonicthiiig more tliaii a
simple BBS, investigate a network of
smaller systems. .An increasing ninnher
of BBSs are linking up tt> lonii largei-
neiwoi ks nn u liich users ran share nies-
sages and liles.
Most 111' these networks, snch as Ise-
nel, Fidonei and NculhAnieriNet, cany
Comiiuiclore-specilic message conlcr-
etices and somctinies file exchanges,
riiere may be a slight charge — after all,
your local system operaior ('"sysoii") Ims
lo pay the BBS's phone bills somehow —
bin this type of netwoi k should prove
easier ml yoni- [Jocketbook than a com-
mercial neiwoik.
hours making tfieir creation faster and
shorter with clever coding. Most program-
mers aren't that dedicated, but, if you en-
joy "mental chewing gum," programming
will provide hours of fun as well as e use-
ful finished product.
. To better understand how software
works. You might consider this the most
important reason to program. If you'd like
to gel more use out of your software,
knowing a bit of programming can help.
Put a programmer and nonprogrammer
side«by-side, each using a new application,
and the programmer will almost always
catch on in less time.
Programming expertise helps you
make smart assumptions about software
features by helping you interpret what's
happening behind the screens, so to
speak. Even a tiny bit of Basic or other lan-
guage can noticeably effect how smoothly
you manuever through your software.
Getting Started
You have several options. Most com-
puter users who learn Basic do so on their
own, but you shouldn't have trouble find-
ing a course or an experienced program-
mer who can show you the ropes.
I do, however, strongly recommend
the self-teaching method for a couple of
reasons. First of all, you'll never run out
of reference material. If you need infor-
mation and help, there are books and
magazines to read and megabytes of
programs to analyze and modify. Sec-
ond, computers are beautiful teachers,
because they let you work at your own
pace and make your own discoveries. It
would be a shame to waste that.
The first thing you should do is follow
the examples in your user's manual that
cover the basics of Basic. Review them
even if you've tried before, to have the
fundamentals fresh in your memory. Once
you've mastered those minimal com-
mands, your study will largely consist of
using them to try new things— such as
graphics and sound — then learning new
commands whenever the need arises.
Assign yourself exercises: Look at pro-
gram listings that arc one or two screens
long and see if you can modify them to
meet your specific needs.
Tips for the Novice
In the course of learning several com-
puter languages, I've come across various
ways to speed up the process:
1 , Experiment with reck f ess abandon (just
don't use valuable files). Nothing you can
do as a programmer will harm your com-
puter. Try things out even if you're not
sure they'll work.
2. Do a lot of "spaghetti programming. "
Sit down at your computer without any
preparation and see what you come up
with. This Isn't the way to write complex
programs, but it's fun and chances are
you'll create bits of code you can use in
larger projects later.
i.Anaf/ze ath0r people's programs. They
say that you can't write well If you read lit-
tle, In a similar way, analyzing other pro-
grams Is a prerequisite for good program-
ming, The listings in RUN are an excellent
starting point. When you've typed them in,
see what changes you can make and what
effects the changes have. Looking at large
listings is a good way to see how program-
mers fit different elements into a working
whole.
4. Write small programs at first. Giant list-
ings can be a nightmare to maintain and
debug, particularly if you don't have much
experience. Starting with the small stuff
helps build up confidence and expertise.
When you feel ready to create a major
program, give thought to exactly how it
will work and how you'll write its features
before starting. iVlark Jordan's 128 Mode
in the July/August 1991 RUN offers good
advice about planning out your programs
Even if you have a C-64, you will benefit
from his advice when you decide to take
on a project.
One excellent project to help you mas-
ter a language is an adventure game, be-
cause It requires input, output, and com-
plex variables.
Finally: Persevere! The first part of
learning is always the toughest.
Who knows? Maybe in time we'll ex-
pand that little blotch of programmers to
cover a// of California... maybe even part
of Oregon too. :
—SD
NOVtiMISEU'DhCICMlliat IWl -RUN SI
CLIFF DIVER OR COUCH POTATO
. Do yoM keep up with nrw dt'vt'Uipint'iUs in com]Milin!f?
tarest computer magazines, such as Byte,
can also be informative about the broad
world of personal computimj. You rarely will
Any "power user" eagerly absorbs Com-
modore news and information, wherever
they can find it. And, of course, RUN is the
largest source of C-54/128 reviews, articles
and type-in programs around.
An occasional expedition into general-in-
see Commodore coverage in those maga-
zines, but you will be able to keep current
with tho rest of the computer world.
Books can also be helpful in finding out
about specific aspects of coniputing, such
as MIDI software, fractal programming and
compiler design. In fact, there are books
available about virtually any computer sub-
ject imaginable.
1 0. Is your cartridge port busy?
A C-64 wiiliout a iitiliiy c;u'iri<lge is likt- a tar vviilmm
ati autonmtic tiiinsmission. No niattt!!- how wcil yoit like
voiir aifR'iit setup, there's souietliiiig addictive about
iiaving fouuics available autdiuarically.
Lllility cattridge.s iiiiw tome a luiij^ way Ninee last
Load, ("ht serinii\ eoirleiider-i in i()d;iv*s tartiicige uiaf-
kel du nmtli iiifpic t!iati speed iijj disk .i(.xc^y and add a
disk-tomnuind wedge. When shop])ing inr a cartridge,
These options, of course, only skim the surface of the
electronic pile, and it's easy to think of others: Join a
user's group; get a hard disk drive; learn how to make use
of a light pen. Above all, take the necessary time to learn
all you can about the equipment you already have, so that
look for these (eaimcs: a niaehine !;iiii,nuif;c nuinilnr, a
sciX'eii "captiiix'" utility, a rest! tHmon, a memuiy "sna))-
shot" option lor l);ickinf^ up piotected pro^aams. a |>it)-
visioti Tor ;idding lives lo games and (nm|)aiibility with
coniiner(i;il programs.
He Iniewiuncd. however: .Miera while ihe liixuiy of
a tarliidge will no longer he a ItiMin loi v<ai — it will
be a necessity.
any purchases you make will be wise ones. ■
Slephane Dirschauer is a C-64/} 28 supentser and pro-
grammer who often writes for RUN. He lives near Toronto,
a place well known for its many Commodore cliff divers.
AndforC-128s...
THIC C-12M HAS 1'E.ATl.iRES (hat virtually
(iwart the C-OI. .Are you n ni;!'U "\ l-*^ "itii-
]uninj{? .'\iiwer diew ([iicstioiis to iind dui;
1. Du ytm maki- (lie most of 128 mode?
Take a mental iiiVL-ntoiy of ymu' soliwani'.
l\uK miitli 1)1 it will run in your computer's
I'ull-rcatiucd native mode?
llvou answer "not nui(li"^)r (perish the
tlioughl) "none" — you're ncgeleeling some
(iiiisiandin^ feamivs, such as exira nicniory.
belter graphirs. .aid all expanded kevboartl.
Admittedly, dieic isn't [is mncli Miltwiuo tor
1 'iS mode as llieR' is for til motle, hut inanv
conimei'cial developers — indutling /?f A' —
have prodiieeti some outstanding ])TOdin liv-
ilv. eineitaiiiiiient and education sottwaie.
Word pnieessors in particular are suited to
die (.:- J2H. The scifen display it) HO-Coiuuni
mofle mott' closely leseinhles ;i pi inlci's out-
put, and the e.vtia metiiorv can aceoni mo-
date lai^er documents. For example, the
tisciiihiess of I'lectmnic Arts' PapeiCJlip \\\
iiiiire ihan c]Uadiiiples in li^S mode.
While you're al it, don't fiijgcl Cl'/M mode
either. There's a wliole world of ■ioftuare
availaiile for ihisveiierahleopei-aiiuH sysrem,
and litis of it is in the ]iubli( domain.
2. Di> you have an 80-column monitor?
Once vciu've establishetl a ri( h librarv of 1 28-
specilic software, it's liifilisli lo iim it all in '10
coin inns. Von can Use special tallies to get
HI)-column display on monitois such as ilie
1702, hui the text is hart! on tlie eye. lb
avoid excessive s([uinliiig, consider investing
in a monitor designed for 80-colutnn RtllJ,
such as the 1 002 or 1081, bolh ofwliich pro-
vide crisp color displays.
There's also a clicajrer alternative:
monodmimc mnniiors. Thiy generaic just
as crisp a disjilay lor a (rat lion of the price.
Hesides, many 8D-t'oluniii appliiauons, such
as word ])rocessors, ternun.ii pioytanis or
sirreadsheels, don't make heavy use of color
anway,
3. How much vWco RAM do you have?
Ihe chip thai c»nln>ls dieC-!28's SO-column
output, die VnC !, h;is lis oivn cache oliiietnoiy
tci keep Hack d) die si:ieeii displin — Hi kdu-
bylcs on most models. While that lliK is tine
for text displays and moiuxbitime high-rcs-
ohltion screens, it nilcs out snmntng inulu-
colored displays such as those of Uasic 8.1). An
experienced Commotloic leclmician can
boost ihc Vl)i: R;\M lo li-IK — ennuf;h for all
die gi'aphics goodies avaihihle. CM 280 own-
ers needn't woriy about the upgrade. Tlieir
machines are already equipped with die extra
video R.\M.
Tor incne on these upgrades, see "128
(;ia))liics Wi/aixlry" by I. on Wallace (July/
.Augnsl '91 RCS) and"t:-128 Speedshnp" by
Ellen Ride nii page Hfl of I his issue.
— SD
Rugged Individualists Wanted!
DO YOU MAKE THE r/lOST of your C-64 or C-128
in an unusuat way? Do yd' tiavu the oddest ap-
plication or arrangement for a computer this side
of iho Milky Way? Do you have so many altach-
mants or\ your system thai Itie lights dim ever/
time you power-up7 Does yciir Conmiodoro feed
the dot) — 01 the Itids?
If so, send mo ttia detailsl Iticluda a 100-word on Commodoro "Superusors."
descripLion of wliat makes your opplicauon or sys-
tem exlraordiriary andmliyyoulhinttyoa deserve
a menlion in HUN (okay, I'll lake 101 words, Ijut
that's my final offer).
Some of tlia most interestino and unusual de-
scriptions iwiti be featured in an upcoming antcle
Address your correspondence to:
Superusers
RUN Magaiine
80 Elm Street, Peterborough, HH 03458
Attention: St4phane Dirsctiauer
22 U T N ■ \<.)VFMl!KR/l >!■;(;; i'.MHKK t'.l'.ll
The ABCs of REUs
Discover hou' RiM cxj/aNsiou am add speed
and pmdiidivi/y to your covipii/ing.
Tlit^rc has Duvui' bix'n ii bciier
liiiH' to be a C-Cy\ or C- 128 user,
(Icspile the jjopiilarity of" PCs.
Matsinic! Amii;;i>. lij(!ay's Com-
niodorc euihusiasts have atiess to the
most sophisiicaied haichvare aiiti soft-
ware yel (ievfloped foi iS-))ii < i)m|)u[crs.
lit fiid, many such (ievelopiiieiils wen-
[Jiev'ioiisly thought beyotid tlie eoiupui-
&•$' eapahilities.
Some ol'the most signifit;iiii products
have been extra RAN[. W'liile I lie possi-
bility oi RAM expansion has been with us
for a niniiberof years, today's iiseis have
a variety of options, and niaiiy RU\'
readers have wiitteii to ask ab<iui iheni.
This [iiticle addresses tbeit <]ueslions
without going into a deejj teehnieal ex-
planation of each device. When you've
finished reading, youll have a good un-
derstanding ol the various options from
a user's siandpoiot. First, though, ifyoti
aren't sine what R.'\M I'xpansion is di
whether yon need it. see "llasie Qiies-
[inijson k.-\M fxpattsinn" ([lage 2(>).
There are several iui])ortau! consider-
ations to keejJ in [uiiul when choosing
expansion R.\M: capacity, volatility, com-
patibility power requiiieinenis. applica-
tions, and your own personal usage pat-
terns. I'll tou( h on these points and nioie
in describing each of the available RAM
expansion devices.
The Quick Brown Box
The Qtiick Brown Box (QliB) is the
grandfather of 8-bit R.\M expansion.
Brown Boxes !)egau market irig this
handy tlevice before Coiiiuiodore began
making tlu-tr R.AM expanstim units
(RKL"s).'l he original Ohh rnntaiiu-d SK
oi'R.'VM, but today's (jBBs range liom
(VI K In 'i'lliK,
Physically, the QBB is exai tly the same
size as a standaid expansion-pon car-
tridge. It's possible to use the QBB in
conjunction with a Ccuuunidore REU,
but doing so recjuires a cai n idge-[)on ex-
pander, which ])higs iuti) the cf)m[)nlei
By MALCOLM O'BRIEN
QBB is tho grandfather of RAM expansion.
Non-volatilG mamary sets it apart.
and contains two, ihieeor four slois that
adept cartridges. Siiine expanders ] no-
vide a switch for each slot, so you can se-
lect which cartridges are active, tliereby
■icciiminodating several QBBs on one
coni]JUter.
One of tin- QBB's best features is its
nonvolatile R.\M, which retains its dat;i
even when you turn olf your coinpniei',
1 he !i.'VM inside the QBB has veiy low
|)i)wer lequireuK'nls. and the built-in
battery will last fin veais. This makes the
QBIl an excelleiu choice if vou'ir- using
several machines. SiiupK load yoiu fa-
vorite progratns into the Box aiul lake
them lioin machine to machine. .Non-
volatile memory and shirt -pocket porta-
bility make the Quick Brown Box veiy
Ciiuvt-nient.
But there's more. 1 he sollwarr- includ-
ed with the QliB lets you adfl nev^ liUs
lo the Biix, dcUic old files, atid copy the
eiiiiii- Box conlcnlslo in fnun a disk file.
Mm (an also designaie one of'llir prn-
grains to autoboot — to run inimediatclv
when the computer is turned on. 'fhis is
an idealarrangcmetii fiir the BBS ofjer-
alor. If a powtr iiiilure knocks out voui
BBS. von can be sure that when ])ower is
restored your BB.S jiiogiain will nbool
without any need for o])erator intcnen-
tion. Many users will antobooi \cilti tlii'
Box's menniiig sysieiii, I'mveiing up this
way purs a lisi ol files on the sen-en. and
vou can selecl a program to run l^ ith just
a few keystrokes.
This aulobiiiii feature is also handy if
you're a "one a[ (plication" user. For ex-
ample, if all you do is word processing,
you can just turn on the com])nier and
have your wortl processor innning.
I here are several excellent applications
.iv;iiiable fiom Brown Boxes that will
luiKtion in this w-ay. The \\'rite Stulf is a
powerful word piocessor that will run
fnini I he Box and save text hies to i Ik-
Box, too. In liict, the CMi-l version will
save your text as you ty])e— if the jiower
fails, you won't lose a keystroke! Other
a))filications include L.liraderm (tele-
c<imnuinicalions for the (M'JS) and Q-
f)isk. which allows using the QBB as a
RAMdisk under C- 1 28 CP/M. "
It'salsei possibli- to boot (iKOS liom the
(jBB. I banks in souk- piogiains written In
[oe Bitcklev (a.k.a. R»-dSiuiinl, I lien- are
versions ol QBPi BOOl lor both the
C.-6-i and C-128. as uell as a variation that
runs antoexecs (AUfO QBB). All of this
supporting sofivcare (and mi ire) is avail-
able bom Blown Boxes.
Commoookk'n 1700-Si.iui-:s REUs
flu- C^iiminodoie RKL' series consists
of three models: the 1701) {12SK) and
the 17.30 (,-)l'JK) for the C-128, and the
I7G4 (2.5(il<) for the C-64. I'liese car-
tridges are lai-ger than a Quick Brown
Box. Each is approximaiely ."r/j inch<-s
wide by I'/i inches deep, so vnur avail-
able desk space may lie a fiictoi. .Ml ifnee
models are ])owcied by the uunpnier
and use slaniianl R.AM. Consecjiienlly,
their power rei|nireinents are sigtiificatil.
The power su])]jly included with the C-
128 is up to the task, but tlie one sup-
plied witli the t:-G-l is not. h»i this rea-
son, the 17()l conies witli a rephicemeiil
pnwti snp|)ly. ^
ii!tc)i()i;KAi'iii:i)nvi-;uji)i>i(;;i-:
NtJVKMiu-:it'i)t:<:i-:MBt-;K t<i!n ■ k c ,n 23
ABCs OF REUS
SiiRf f.uiiiiinniore's RKUs ;trr ))()u-
i-nri\ In llic c(iin|)iitf! and contain no
hatifttfs, ilif siotiigc \\w) prnvidf is
vtilatilf. I'luicluif, yoii iniisi ropy yoiiv
files lo disk iH'loie shuttinj^ down if you
want to iviaiii iliem. I'brgc'llinti' lo do so
will have iho same fesiilt as mrning off
the conif)mei befoic you\f sint'd yonr
workl 1 hf nictliixi nl'ioininj; itif MIl-s
didtTS. di'ijcndinj; on dlr apjilitatioli oi
o|)iTaiiii^ i'n\ ii oiniicnl in usf, I lu*
td'OS desk lo|). ilu' (.:!'/M i'll'duninand
and ilif JiilVnoS lile topifiwill :ill I'unc-
lion nanspairiilly — exiictly as il Nil- uxtra
1L\M uric a disk.
The 1750 REU makes GEDS and other
applications run lightninf} fast.
i'lK- ^ifai advanlagc oi ilic kF.l' is
lightning speed when loadinL; ;iiid sav-
ing large ijlocks of data. This is dtte to lis
nonmetl lanital nature and a hardwane
trick known as dircti nieinon- aceess
(DMA), which .swaps liloeks of tlaia to
and from the compiitei's nieinoiy wiih-
onl involving the inicropmtcssnr. How-
ever, se(iiiential I/O (leading ;nid willing
d;ita a byte at a linic) is e(iin|)aialive!y
slow, liecuise of the way R.-WIDOS has
been iiiipUnu'iiicd (see below lor an ex-
planation ol RAMDOS).
hi letenl years, it has l)ei omc eoin-
inon to have dealers and service cenicrs
install more RAM rhi]]s in the 1700 .se-
ries REL's, I think C;EC>S has hcen aeon-
tiihniing iiutor to this trend. With I28K
in vom Rl'T'. von can't make a (rEOS
R,ANhiisk (.ilthdngh GKOS will tise the
nienuny to gtiod advantage), With L'.'ifiK,
yon can iinike a If)-) i-si/e R.AMdisk. and
with TiliiK. it ir)71-si/e R.A.Mdisk. Oi
course, many users wanted the larger
R.AMdisk, ami so the KKt' exjiansion
li-end Ixgatr. liiday, many tisei s liave ex-
panded iheii REUs to as much as 2MB1
Schettialiesand instniciioiis loi ratten-
ing np the REDs arc widelv available on-
line. Von slimild he awaie, hiiuever. that
ex|)andiiig .in REl ' isn't a trivial under-
taking. 11 voti'ti' nnt comlonahle using a
soldering iton, have the woik d(nie In
someone who is.
\'ou should resist tile temptation to
add more than 2Mli oi R.AM. .Any be-
yond L'Mliwill almost certainly exceed
the capabilities of the R.AM expansion
contmlk-r chip inside the REE'. .At }>re-
sem. to mv knowledge, onlv three pro-
giams will support a IJMli REE: R.\M-
EK ).S II; |iin C.ollelte's Conllginc 2.1
(av;iil;il)le oil O-l.inkand ClompnSene);
ami (!icali\e Mici<i Designs' GEOSdcsk-
lop replatenient, gateWay (reviewed in
die Sepleinber/October '91 lil'S).
t'.ommodore's R.AM1K)S is a group ol
programs supplied with (and s[)ecirLc;illv
(or) ilieii li,\M expanders. I'reely (lis-
ttiliiiniblc and widely available on BHSs
and oidiiic servictis, il [irovides light-
lungdasi loads and saves in the nadvc
inodi-s olthe C-6 I and ('-12iS, and ac-
cepts standard disk coniin;uKis via die
command channel or a DO.S wedge.
li.AMl){)S has rwo particular shortcom-
ings: Eiisl. as mentioned al)(n'e, sec|uen-
lial 1,/n is cotnparalivcly slow. .Sc<-oiid, it
rci|niics 2.'>() bytes orcomptilcr mcm<piy.
whii 11 may be ovenvrittcn by some pro-
giains. Still, a few commercial products,
such as [illvDOS ;nid I)ialo,i.^ic 128, will
recogiii/e and use li-AMlKXS.
Eor the most pari, RAMIKJS will copy
files to an REU as to a real disk, li has a
lew minor hugs, but nollting of catas-
trophic proportions. Sometimes the
block (c)unts are low. bin this doesn't
mean tliat data is missing. In fact. R,AN[-
DOS uses a more eHicicni storage
scheme than a physital disk. .Another
anotnalv is occasional failuie ol the re-
name and scrateli commatids (not nlwtiys
a bad tliingl). {iencfally, you can use
RA.MDOS with coiiiidence. Be sure you
!ia\e one of the later \eisions. though,
i'm using version l.'S, which isavailable
on nianv Hl^Ssand online services. Note
that R.AMDOScan see a limit of312Kof
R.AM; il'vou have more than that, vou
need RAM DOS IE
Coimnodore's RKUs iiie no longer be-
ing made, hut they are still available inid
have set the standiiiti lor adding e.vira
liAM,
GkoRAM
As die availability of REUs dwindled
ami the demand imicased. Berkeley
Solnvoiks (now tieoWorks) saw an o|}-
])onmnty lor a neiv [jrotUict: (leoR.A.M,
which ]irovides r>l2K ol low-power
volatile R.AM GeoliVM works with ei-
ther (lommodore S-bii coinputer and,
unlik<' the 176'l REE, <loesn't iet|uii-e ;i
new povvei snpjily l()i list- with the C-ti'E
I be device meiisiiies ;ipproxitnatcly IVh
inches wide by 6 inches deep. CeoR/Wl
doesn't use DM.A ;uid thcierore is not
quite as last as an REE. However, most
ol the time von won't notice the diller-
enee-. it's still much liisicr than a llopfiy
disk drive.
"1 be main disadvantage of GeoliAM
is that it works only with GEOS. hi ad-
dition. Geo\\'orks says that it is not ex-
]);indable. Rumor has it. however, thai
GeoR.WI has been expanded snccess-
fullv ;uid the instincti(ms for doing ,so
u'ill be icleased in tinie. It should also
be possible to devi'lop a (ilLA.AinOS for
use in the C-G I and 128 native modes.
CSEORAIM comes with a GEOS upgrade, and
vou won't need a now power supply.
'lull mav ;isk, "Wh\' can't 1 use regtilin-
RA.MDOS ;uid expand iny tieoRAM in
the same wav 1 would a (Aimmodore
REE'?" Ihe answer is simply that the
two devices are as dillcient as night ancS
dav, even tliongb they pcrhnni approx-
imately the same lunction. (;onsc(|uent-
ly. {ieoR.AM's two shortcomings tieed to
be a]>[)roaclied from a completely dif-
ferent standpoint. It's interesting to
note here that the C.e<dt.\M disk driver
included with GMD's gateWay will rcc-
ogni/eti)i lo 2M11; there must be a good
reas<m for that.
flic GeoR.A.M device conies with a
(d'.OS upgrade (version 2. Or) that is de-
signed specilie;illy li>r use wit it Cieo-
R.AM. to take lull advantage of the tmil's
TilSK. The uj}grade works on CiEOS
versi<ins 1.2, E;i and 2.0. I'he upgrade
ini hides a system disk, a backii]) system
disk ;nid a 92 -page manual. When I in-
stalled tile upgrade, I foi),roi to ptit my
E">7 I in E">! 1 mode. 1 w;is pleased (and
suipiisedl) to iind that the npgiade in-
stallation worked ])ei leclly iti spite o( niy
ovei sight.
Remetnber. this is only an upgrade,
■file only a])plic;iiion-specific program
|iiovided is I'aiiit Drivers. .All of the sys-
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ABCs OF REUS
(liivers are included, along wtih new
Clonl'igiire and I'tvft'ivntt's iilcs, and a
Jew desk accessories. 'I'lie dcskTop is
idcniical to iho standard 2,0 denklbj).
Because you'll need to use the apfili-
catioiis frotn your oid version, answer
"yes" when asked if you want to key the
new system disk to those a])]>lications.
{Unlbruinately, the RIUM)) file includ-
ed in thetieoRAM package lias not been
updated IbrCicoRAM. Using it tcsnlts in
a cold hoot and an empty liAMdisk. The
u]Khiied version of KlUJOT has been
posted on Q-Link and ConipnSeiTe.)
The L.\test RAM Technology:
RAM Link & RAM Drive
1 hese two products are grouped to-
gether ibr several reasons. Both arc
availaiile fVoin (acalive Micro Designs,
hoih run tnuler (IMD's proprietary
DOS (and are therelbre compatiljle widi
almost eveiytliing), both have autobnot
RAMLinli is the "everything" box: extra
HAM, an Intortace and an expansion part.
capabilities and both are offered in luiil-
lijale-inegahyte connguraiions. Ami
most impoilaut, both RAMDiive and
RAMI. ink excel in three key areas: ca-
pacity, flexibility and compatibility.
A t'eatme miii|ite to tliese devices is
nser-dednahle pariitions, and, because
these ])aitiiions can emulate the l.")-ll,
157 1 or 1581, you can use soli ware that
expects to liml a j)artictilar drive-type,
.\nother option is "native mode" parti-
tions with varialile si/c up to 16MB.
Managing a device of this capacity is
uukIc easier thtough subdirectories,
whit h let you group iilcs. [his elTedivc-
ly liuiits the hcadaelies yon will most
certainly incur if you tiy to manage a
ILiMB directory.
Vou should make good use of the sub-
dircctoiv capaliilitv. Of course, both
RAMDrivr and kAMI.ii\k are supplied
wiili their reipiisitc software and with
complete docninentaliott that exjilains
the device's use and jnovides valtiabic
lips for detenuiiiing which ojiiions are
appropriate (or yottr ptirposes.
It's iinportatu to tmderstatid the dil-
Basic Questions on RAM Expansion
Q. What is RAM ex pan .si on used for?
A. RAM expansion is luosi comniotiiy
used as a simulated disk drive, or
RAMdisk. Because of (he abseiu;e of
moving parts in a RA.Mdisk, access
times are greatly retlticed, R-'VMdisks
are generally cousideictl to be ;i.5 limes
faster than a fasi flo]>])y disk drive, such
as the 1571 or l.")Hl. In reality, they
may be faster or slowci than this, de-
pending on the ap|ili( atiiai; but tliey'ix'
always much faster tlian a tneehanicai
disk drive,
"Ibe incTea-se<l speed leis you do your
work in less time. Tlie anuxmt of time
saved, of course, is dirc( lly [)i<)[)Or[io!i-
al to the amount of disk at (ess re-
quired, A prime example is td''.OS,
which is very disk-imensive. I he time
yon can save by tisirig RAM expansion
widi GEOS is astotmding.
Q. Do I really need RAM expansioD?
A. Ifie answer to this (|uestio[i leally
dejjcnds tm yom pcisoual usage pat-
It-Tiis. If yon use youi computer only
occasionally and don't mind waiting for
your disk drive, yom need is minimal.
Tlie two most im|3ortant factors in as-
sessing your need are the number of
boms yon s])end computing and the
sophist icaii<ni of your sol'lwaic:, lor ex-
ample, [ cmisider RAM exjjansiiiii es-
sential for all (IKOS users, latiiuicial
tonsidet-aiions may be imptsrtant, mo.
If yoti're u.sing yonr co]n}»uter to make
monev. vou' 1 1 fmd RAM ex])ansion well
worth tlie investment.
Q. How much RAM is enough?
A. l his is almost like asking how mu( h
software is enough — better to have too
mncli titan too little! The real answer
depends on what you want to do. If
you often work with large volumes of
data (11 swill li between a variety of
ptogiams, you'll ;tppicciate the conve-
nieme of h.iving cverytliing in RAM.
A good exastiple wotd(i be geol'ublisb-
ers who need to have many texl Hies,
photo alhmtis, and several applica-
tions at hand. If they also need to out-
put PostScript files, their need givatly
increases.
Q. Which software will benefit from
the addition of ItAM?
A. 'I'here are three ways in which extra
RAM can be used; as part of the oper-
ating environitietit, in conjunction
with Conimodoic's own RAMDOS, or
iit a propcielaiy maimer spe( ilic to an
ap[>licaiiott.
It) the operating enviionment cate-
gory we have fiKOS and. on tlie C-
128, CIVM. Virtually anything that
runs under these systems can use
R^M expansion, (aeative Micro De-
signs' RI,-IK)S (f(a- RAM I. ink) or RD-
ll'o.S (for RAMDiive) tan also be
thoiighl of as opeialirig environments,
Kxliibiting a high degtce of (ompati-
bility, the t^MD devices will work with
a wide range of ptograms.
A number of programs use the Com-
niodote RAM expanders in their own
way. .Some we!l-km»wn examples arc
fhe Write Stuff, the I'ocket series. Pa-
perCIip III, Dialogue I'JS. Big Blue
Reader, and C.hiis Smcets' (.:S-DOS.
■fheic are probably many moiv, consiti-
ering that the tlommodorc R.-^M car-
tridges have been with us for several
years now. Most of the commcreial ap-
plications writleti (or u[)dated) in the
intei-veiiing time can probably use ex-
tra RAM, and I know some ]mh!ic do-
main programs will. l\'iha])s sometme
will amass a list of such software it
would be nice to have. 1 1
—MO
26 K I) N ■ NOVKMBER/nKt:EMBt:R ItKJl
ABCs OF REUS
lercutcs heuveen RAM Drive and RAM-
l.iiik. RAMDiivf is ;iv;iil;ii)ic in i'wvd
niiifigiinitiuris of ril'JK. IMH and L'MIl
and isn'i inioudcd tn l)c ustM-cx()an(i-
al)lc. Sinct- it's siipf)lifd wiili baiiL-rifs (in
adcliiioii to a 9-voIt power sup[)ly), tin-
stoia^fe is nonvolatile. When At: powi
isn't ])iesenr. data ivill lie niainiained for
about Iwowwks. R1>-!K)S is sit])|)lied on
disk, and tiiis is loade<l into RAMDiive
and maintained ilieie. Voiill need tn re-
peal tliis load only if the liatteiies iim
down or a nL^v version of R1)-IK).S is te-
leiisedbyCMl),
rhysically, the R.AM Disk cartridge is
about the length of GeoKAM but a bit
iiariDwer. Three switches on the ease of-
fer Reset, Swap H'Swap 9 ami Knable/
Disable, live l.KDs indicate ;\eiivity, Kr-
nir. Data \alid (balleiy slams indicator),
Device 8 and Device <). If yon have a
RAMDrivc in a caitiidj^e-pcrt eX|)ander
along widi an REf orCeolUM, R.\M-
Drive will .sense the other device imd use
it. li.-\.Mr)rive can also be phigged imo
thecartridi^'e slot <if R.A.Ml.ink. and such
a confi^niratinn ajipears as a .single (!e-
vice to ibi' eom[)nter. In nthei words, il
yon have a L'Mb liAM Drive [lingged imo
a 2MH RAM Link, you etlcctively have
one I MK R.VMdisk. Note that such an ar-
rangement will stand almost 8 inches
above your desktop,
RAMl.ink is I he "eveiything" liox. In
addiuoii lo its R.\M funrtions. it senes
as a parallel inic-rlare to the CMI) hard
drive and has a pass-dmnigh cartridge
port. R.AM Link's power re(|niremems
aie significant; in faet, diis device neetLs
to be plugged into the wall. Don't plug
it into the power slri|) vou use for your
oilier conipuier e(|uipineni: when you
turn I'veiTlhing else nil, von .still want
R.AM Link to receive power to niainiain
yom' R.\Mdisk. ,\n e.Mra incasuR- of pro-
teciion is provided by the optional lead-
acid baiieiy pack. It measures o by 3 by
1 inches and will maintain your tiata lor
an average of 1'2 hoins when RAMLink
is unplugged.
k.\MLink is i lose lo ibr si/e o( an
Rl'!r, Inn aboul V; inch loiigei and widei"
and 2'b inches lall. Its live switches coii-
tn>l Resei, Swa|) S/.Swap ii, Enable/ Dis-
able, Normal and Diiwt. In die diivct
motic, an RLU in die liA.M Link cartridge
poi 1 will be found and used ninrnally by
RLl )-su|>porting solhvaie. Since such
software can use only .'d'JK, if you've e>;-
paiuied vonr RKL tlie addiiional R.\M
will be available to RL-1)().S. I here you
cun partition ii and use die siibdirecio-
rie.s — a polenlially valuable leature Ibr
diose who already have an REL'. Five
LEDs on R.AM Link indicate Error, .Ac-
cess, Acilvitv. De\^ice 8 and Device 9, On
the back of die device aiv the bat teiy jack,
llie'l-])in DIN plug Ibr the poweistijiply,
anci tile 11-pin DIN plug used us the
bait! drive's [>arallel comieciion.
.SIMMs at onte; they can be placed on
die card one at a time, because RAM-
Link's Rl.-DOS (supplied on ROM in-
side the device) always knows how much
RAM is available and acts accordingly.
Adding the SIMMs is a fairly sinijdc job,
but the hardware novice will |)re{er to en-
list the sei-\ices of a technician or simply
purchase a populated card from laealivc
Mi cm L>e.signs.
I've tried to cover your R.-\M ex]jan-
sion o|)tions thoi-oughly in this article.
However, if you sdll have (juestions, I will
tiT to ansiver diem. Contact me by EMall
to 76703,42'13 on CompuServe. ■
Malfiiliii O'tirifn, fbrmi-r alitor o/'Tlie
Iransactoi; has btrn writing arlickiuml ik-
xiinm of Commothir [)mdiicls since 1984.
RAMDriue offers up Co SMB of nonvotatile
RAM, and great; features like Swap 8/9.
RAMLink is fivallahle with no RAM in-
stalled, !)ut most users will want to have
die optional R.A.Vl card, which accepts a
type of menioiy module called a SI.MM,
file R/\M card can use Sl.MMs of'two ca-
pacities, but diey can't be combined —
yon must use one or the othi'r. ^Viih 4M-
by- 1 SIMMs, a fully-popnlaied Ii.AM caixl
will oiler IMli. R.\MLink's maNimnm
eajiaciiy of KiMB is achieved with IM-
bv-1 SIMMs. V<in needn't add all the
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R
ecfiidy, /ffWs t'diKirs ush-d
nif if I ivouhl updalf tliu
s[)iiie editor, named Spiiif
Aiiisi, iliiii I wrou- for ilic
mairazinc stvciTil ye;ns ago. li iiad lieen
aivhile sirice I'd used the program my-
self, so I loaded it up and ihoiiglii. "Nice
prognitn . . . for 1985." l'"t)|-gel tliu up-
ci;i!e, ii \v;is litiie »> wrilc a hrand new ed-
itor, lllliinate Sjirile Kdilor is the lesidl.
Lest yini think the title a l)it [m-iiiniptn-
oiis, take a look at \vh;ii ii U'ls yon do:
• Cteate aiitl edit eight super s[)riles.
• Make aniiiralions up to 2."> rtatnes loni^.
witli adjustahle speed and se(|uen(e.
• IVfje direct iy liiitii the keyhnard into
yotn' s])rite design.
• "Kikl" sf)]ites lo gel symiiielriral designs.
• View all eiglit s]>ritcs at onee. and ar-
range ihetit in difibtetit ways lor timl-
tiple-sprite nx-atioiis,
• Uiaw lip, down, right and left by set-
ting the riiisor appriipi iately.
• Rotate s|>l iles !i() degrees,
• (!opy and paste sprite shapes and
utido elianges.
• Load spiite lilcs via a sim]jle, error-
pi < )of tu rso r/ re 1 1 nn i n et h od .
• taeate Data siaietiietns that atiaeh to
whatever progiarn von have in nieinoiT,
• I'lus expand. Hip, invert, nuihif okji,
move, and do everything other editors do
. . . all at tnathitte language speed.
Actually, I would have loved tii pnt in
even more featun's, hut there's a limit to
what a poor reader will ty])e, and this
program alreadv approaches that limit.
It's approxittiately 4K long and lesides in
a safe legion of memoiy (,SC(KK)-5t:FFI'')
tliat's also 'IK long — another reason 1
had til (|ntt when I did.
GijTi iNG Things Going
.'\s mentioned, L'liiniateSpiile Kdilor
is a machine language [jiogram, but it
comes to yon in the form of a Basic load-
er that creates the machine language
The Ultimate
Sprite Editor
Use this midti-jealuml program to muke and edit sprites,
create 2 5- frame ayiimaiinm and more.
V
By MARK JORDAN
code and saves it to disk. To get the }>ro-
giarn going, type in Listing 1 using
tH'N\ Checksum on page (il tu catch
tvping errors. Run the piogram once,
heing sine lo have a disk in the drive,
fills will create the machine language
]nogram USE (i4.ML.
Next, ty|5e the bout piogi^im in Listing
'2, and save it on the sanitf disk as the ma-
chine language. Whenever you want to
use I'ltimate .S[>rite Lditor, simf>ly load
and run the hoot program. Any piograin
you have in the Basic portion of ineinoty
will leiiiain unhartned when you load
and run t himate .Sprite Lditot, Iheic-
fore, you can develop your spritt.'s lon-
( unrntly witli Basic piogratns.
Vbu can jum[> in and out of the editor
with ease. In fact, if you ever saw the
neec!. vou could inciude I'ltimate .Spiite
Kditor itself within a Basic piogiatn and
use the command ,SV.S 4yL')2 to jump
into it while the program is running.
Using L'llimate .Sprite Kditor should
he (jiiite intuitive foi those «lio have
worked with previous S|)rite editois. A
lai)^e grid, L'-f coliinnis by 21 rows, is on
ilie right side of the screen, and the eight
sprites show up on the left, Lse the cur-
sor kevs to move ahout the giid.
When you first enter the program,
sprite 1 will be the active s|jiite, that you
can edit, 1 he fiinction keys let yon jump
liom sjnile to sprite- (Fl activates sprite
1 : t''2, spi ite 2; and .so forth).
Urawing is done using the triitnber
keys, I to 4, in this way: 1 sets a given
point to the background color (in other
words, it erases), 2 draws with the exist-
ing sprite color, S draws with multicolor
1, and 4 dr;iws with multicolor 2. If
yon'ie editing in single-colot mode (the
default), keys 'i and 4 fimction the .same
;is kev 2. The sp;ice bar also di aws like
key 2. One iinjxntant note that yon
might overlook in the explanaii<in of fea-
tures below: 1(1 change sprite color or ei-
RUNit right: C-C4
ther of the tnulticolors, sini]jly press
SI tti'i while [nessiug the 2, 3, or 4 key.
Fn.\Tunns & Functions
Lliimate Sjiriie Editor's features are
accessed by pressing keys. Most alpha-
betic keys, as well as several nonalpliahet-
ic keys, have a functi<m. Mere is a key-hy-
key listing of all the features:
A -Auhimtf. '1 bis [)owerful feature re-
((iiiresa little explanation. First you must
understand that yon will anitnate only
one spiite at a time^the <me that's ac-
tive when yon first press A and enter the
.Animation mode, 1 hat sprite may take
on any of the eight sprite shapes view-
able on the saeen, and in any order. It
may also take on die same sha|)e several
times, file onlyhtnii is 25 shape changes
before the ;mit nation re]]eats.
Number keys 1-8 coriespoiiil to sprites
1-S, 1 herefijie. to set the aniniaiion sc-
ciuence all you must do is press the keys
in the otderyou want the sfitiic shapes
to occut,
'lii illusttate, ilyou'ie editing sjirite 1
and want to have it go ilnotigh the entire
eight sprite shapes that you've devel-
oped, just [Jte.ss 1, 2, ;5, !, ;'), fi, 7, M, Press
RtltikN to start the animation. 11 voii'd
like to cycle hirward then batkwatd
through the sequence, just enter 1. 2. 'i,
4, 5, (i, 7, 8, 7, li, 5, 4, ;i, 2, (Von can leave
off tile last I, because the animation cy-
cle will re])eat beginning with L)
Once the animation begins, yctu can
use the less-tlian (<) and great er-tban
(>) keys — or e<imma (,) and jieriod
(,)— to speed it up or slow it down. The
current speed is indicated by a number
I hat increases as the animation slows.
While a speed-change key is being
piessed, the actual speed doesn't change
l)nt the displayetl speed does.
Performing anitnations is great fun in
itself, but vou'll probably want lo use
your creations inside a )}tT3giinn at some
28 RUN- N'OVKMllKU'Dt-.CEMnEH 15)!) 1
poiiii. It's oiitsidf iIk' s{ opt' oftliis iuiitlf
to (k'stiibo all ihc delaiis oriisiiig spi itcs
within a H;isic [Jingiain, hut the loiu t'|)i
of anitnaiion can be simply siaicil:
Change the s]nite pointer located ai
2040-2047 lo [)oint lo [he sprite shaju-s
in nicmoiy in (he same sequence as with
U'liiinalc Sjirite Kditor.
B - Hnrkj^niiimt colur. Ihis key tyilcs
the hackgiound color of your screen.
C - Sj))it<' color . nnis key (or its alter-
native, SHIFI/L') cycles the attivc sprt!e
color. You'll discover that it cyt les
through onlv M colors. "Hiis is betaiise
the program doesn't lei the sprite luhir
he I he same as either of'i he two iniiliicol-
ors. H'yoti w;iiit a color it skips over, Jiisi
change the niiiliieotor first (see below),
D (shifted) - Data skttfmnits. This op-
tion attaches Data statements to whatev-
er program is in mciiitjiy, starting with
line 60000, 1 1 reliises tii let yoii atlaeh
(lata twice — you mtist exit Ultimate
Spriie Kdiior first and then reenter to tlo
tiiiit. This is lo kee|i yon Irom inadvei-
teiilly attaching severiil .sets of Data l<i a
single [jrogram (one popular sprite ei!)-
tor had this Haw).
E - Tyjii- modi'. This no\ el function lets
yon mani[)u!ate sprite sha])es directly
from the keyl)iiard. Becairse sprites are
only 24-by-'JI pixels, they can comaiti a
maximum of six < haracters, 1 [owever,
by iiealive use of I his Lommand von tan
si]uee/-e more iti. [ust ty|3e a nnv of char-
acters (three), exit 'lype mode widi the
!iACK-.\RRC)\v key, use the scroll keys (sei'
below) to move the chat act ers up oi
down six or seven pixels, then teenier
Create and edit sprites and make animations
with Ulclmate Sprite Editor,
and ivfje .some more,
¥- ['old sprite . This feature treats wlial-
ever is on ihe left half of your grid as
"wet ink." Press F and you'll fold this uei
siile onto ihe right. It's \eiy hantly for
clesigjiiiig symmetrical shapes — ;jusi
draw half and fold.
G - (•ronj) sprites, fhe sfiriles default
into a lwo-e<iluiiui. four-sprile-deet) ar-
langemeni. I'ress C. once and ihey group
tighth together venically; press it again
and ihc) gioup tightly hori/ontally;
press one more time aitcl they t yclc hack
to the default.
H - UtiriziDildl llijt. Say no iirore.
I -linrrt, 1 urns all the "< iff" jiixelson,
and vice versa,
J -jump. Activates ihe next sprite (an
altei native lo the f'miction keys).
K - Wall: left, .\iter you press a color
key (or the s])acc bar), it's usual for the
cursor to nii>vt' to the I'ight, as in a word
])rocessoi-. lint somelimes you'll want to
diaw the oMiei- way. K does that by mov-
ing the < III SOI left.
L— MJ;tt rij^ht. [usi ihe opjjosite of K.
See also () and comma (,) for ualking up
and down. (L and K advance to the next
roi\' when you liit the end of die fiame.
I lowever, C ) and comma doti't advance to
the next mlnnni,)
L (shihed) - Load, Ix'ts yon load previ-
ously-saved sprite files without any tvp-
ing— just cursoito the filename aiitl piiess
REi't RN, Lp to 4t< files can be vii-wed, Tlie
sprite data is loader! into memoiy begin-
nitigai location l.')8()8. If your needs call
lor data in a tliHeient section of nienioiy,
you'll need to adjust aeeoitiingly.
M - Move sprite. iVrmits moving the
active s|>rite anywhere on the screen us-
ing [he cursor keys. I'ress R (in Move
mode) to reset the position.
O - Walk up. See K and L above.
P - HoinSi- l;eitr. Rotates a sprite 180
degrees. This dilfers from a horizontal
[li[) because the s]nite pivots on iis ten-
ter, rather than reversing itself,
Q - Qitit. Drops you back into Basic.
Von can i-eenter I Ulimate Sjjiite Fditor at
anv time, with all sprite shapes intact, us-
ing a SYS 491. "ili.
R - Slotate. Koiates a sprite 90 degrees.
Because sprites are wider (24 fiixels)
than they are long (21), you'll lose the
right ihiee columns.
S ~ Savti. Just follow the simple on-
screen instiiictions to create a hinaiy tile
on disk. Yon may then use this file in
your own programs with the following
siatemetit:
tf A-t) THEN A"1:L0AD " (filename)", 8, 1
'Ihe H' A=<) ittiix A=l is R-quired be-
cause of a tjuirk in ihe C-l)4. 1 his tjuirk
fun Iter mandates ihat this line be at die
very top of your [Jfogram.
T - Toggle .^iui^le-Zmultkolor iiunk.
U - Wiilk up. Does the same ihingas O.
V - \hfmit jUp. I
Creating a Help Screen
So you [hink yotill need on-boaid
assistance from time to time tisitig 14-
timate Sprite [•'.clitoi? No problem 1
dressing the i i'-\K«tnv (T) key loads a
help scicen off the disk — ^that is, as
long asyo/i'T'c placed one there.
"How do 1 th) that?" you ask? It's as
easy as typing in the six-line Basic pt n-
grani in Listing 3, then creating the
screen yoti want (inclnding reminders)
in diiecl mode, and tlien ly[)ing Kt \.
Here are I be ste[>s;
1, lype in Listing W and leave it in
meinorv.
2. dear the .screen,
:i. Draw your help screen using key-
boaid characters ami graphics, its well
as reverse printing (coSTROi/O), Leave
the second line c)f die screen hiinik,
4. (laiefully cursor nj) to ihe hhmk
line, lype Kt s on it and press KKTLkN.
1 he sireeii will save lo disk.
I hal's it. T be word lU'N that you
ty|)ed will be eta.sed and you'll have a
self-designed help screen at your beck
and call.
-MJ
NUVtMEtF,R/DE:(:F,.MHt;K IWM ■ R f N 29
ULTIMATE SPRITE EDITOR
W - Walk righl. Si I me as t..
X - Expand X. Kx]);)tKis the Inn i/,oni;)l
I'k'inini (li'thu s[ititt'.
Y- I'.xjiantl \\ i-'x[)nii(is ilif vcniuil c\-
etuuiit of tilt; spiilc,
Z - Harder cnlor. Cycles tht Ijoitler col-
or of" 1 he screen.
+ - Scroll a ipntr up one iet of pixels.
— Stnill ti sprilr ftmtm one sft of pixels.
@ - Scnill a sprite lit llii- left one st't of
pixels.
* - Scmll a \prdf to the liglit one set of
pixels.
T - Load the help screen. See the sidebar,
Crealiiig a Help Screen, to Icani liow to
use tliis key.
COMMODt)Ri:;/C - Cofiy a .<iprite into llie
buffer.
CnMMODORi-1/P - Ihste the buffer con-
tents into the active sprite.
Commoi)OKe/U - Undo cbunges made
after entering a spnte.
1 - Set the color to transparent (hach-
ffioiind). Advances the cursor one pwel in
the direct ion previously set.
2 - Set till' color to the sprite color, .ad-
vances tile cursor. Piiesswiili thesHin key
to cycle the s]jrite color (as in C, above).
3 - Set the color to multicohirl . Atlvaiices
the cursor. I'ress with Silii'i to cycle uiul-
ticolorl.
4 - Set the eolor to mnllieulorl. .-Vdvam es
the cursor. I'ress with suii-i to cycle multi-
colors.
¥\-YZ - Activate sprites 1-8, respectively.
_ - Escape from different modes on-screen.
That's it. Note that nuisi of the keys
make some sort onmuitive sense. Many
are mnemiinic: A fur Animation, for ex-
am[)li'. .Soriii- are grouped logically: The
K, 1., (iiuiiua. and O are in a diamond
arrangement, imd the scrolling keys (+
- (a/ *) aic located tof^ether. Others just
seem to make sense, like function keys
1-8 For sprites 1-8.
Reading about features is fme, but
nothing l)eais using them. Of course, de-
signing sfjrites is only hall'tlie I'mi; iiicor-
poi;itiiig them into your own [)rogranis
is tile cither ball'. You'll need to review
your users guide il yon aren't sure how
to do that. IE
Marh Jonhsn leaches high school English in
Indiana. Ue\ RL'NV 128 Mode columnist
and freijitently contributes other articles.
Listing 1. Ulcimace Sprite Editor program. lAlso Bvailable on the riavembBr/Oecember' ReRUN dislt. To order, catl BDD-343-Q7S8.I
REM THIS LIST 1 CREATES ( ARD
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) USE 64.
ML ;REM*77
5 OPEN 8, 8, 8, "USE 6 4.ML,P,W"
:REM*127
6 CT=(1:PRINT"(S1!FT CLR)":REM»56
10 READ A$:IF A$="-1" THEN CLOS
E8:PRI^fT:PRINT"ALL DONE!":EN
D :REM*12 9
12 PRINT" (HOME) READING LINE "+S
TR$(CT) :CT=CTt1 :REM*141
15 IF LEN(AS)<62 THEN 5 5
:REM*2S4
20 B$=HID$(A$,1 ,20)+MID$(A$,22,
20)+MID$(A$,43,20) :REM*242
FOR 1=1 TO 30 :REM*iei
CS=MIDS(BS, (I*2)-1 ,2) :H$=LEF
T$(CS,1 }:LS=RIGHT$(CS, 1 )
:REM*209
;IF ii$>"9
25
30
35
H=VAL(HJ) :
SC(HJ}-55
L=VAL(L$) ;
SC(L$)-55
IF LS>"9"
THEN H=A
:REM*85
THEN L=A
:REM*1 36
B5
90
H=VAL(HS> :
SC[H$)-55
L=VAL(L$) I
SC(LS)-55
THEN H=A
:REM+56
IF L$>"9" THEN L=A
:REM*84
DY = K*1 6 + L : PRIKT#e , CURS ( BY } ;
:REM*1 48
95 NEXT:GOTO 10 :REM*160
100 REM HEX DATA FOR UNIVERSAL
SPRITE EDITOR 64 :REM+73
101 DATA 00C04C7BC04C3CC44C2B*C
5 4C4 3C54CF2C54C69C5*4C3AC8 4
C23C64C37C54C :REM*157
102 DATA 69CA4C39CA4C76CB4CB8*C
103
104
AS BV=H*16+L:PRINT#8,CHR$(BY) ;
:REM»67
B0 HEXTiGOTO 10 ;REM+115
55 IF LEN(A$)<21 THEN BS=A$:GOT 111
O 70 :REM*ie4
60 IF LEN(AS)<42 THEN B$=LEFTS (
AS,20)+RIGHTS<AS, ILEN(AS)-21
) ) :G0TO 70 :REM+17S
65 B$=LEFTJ(A$,20)+MID$(A$,22,2
0)+RIGHT$(A$,LEN(flJ)-42)
:REM*140
70 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(B$)/2:REM*321
75 CS=MIDStBS, (I*2)-l ,2) :ItS = LEF
T$(C$,1 ) :L$=RIGHT$[CS,1 )
:REM*140
:IF H$>"9"
94CBFC7 4C3 5C84C7EC9+4CF3C54
C7BC84C7CC84C :REM*164
DATA D8C84C54C94C7EC94Ce3*C 120
94CBBC9'lce3CA4C90CA*4C2 5CA4
CBDC94CE3C94C :REM+212
DATA 0BCA4C17CA4C9DCA4CAB»C 121
A4CC4CA4C41C6 4CD8C8*4C2FC84
C43C54CF9C54C :REM*1 52
105 DATA 1EC64C66CB209CC0EA20*5 122
3C2ADF1CFC951F0092 0*71C220C
AC04C7EC0A900 :REH*205
106 DATA 8D15D0A9934CD2FFA90B*8 123
D20D0A9008D21D0eDF3*CF8DD8C
FA21F9DE0CFCA :REM*1 57
107 DATA D0FA2004CBA9e0BDSA02*A 124
9038DF5CFA901 8DDFCF*209BCC6
0A900F002A901 :REM*191
108 DATA 8DFECFAEF4CFA9C085BE*A 125
93D85BFE000F00F1 8A5*BE69408
5BE9002E6BFCA :REM+146
109 DATA 4CDEC020E9C3ADFECFF0*0 126
1 60A9008DFCCFaDF6CF*8DF9CFA
0008CF8CFA208 :REM''139
110 DATA B1FB1810032044C1 2EF6*C 127
FC8CAD0F1 8CF7CFACFC*CFADF6C
F91BEACF7CFEE :REM*174
DATA F8CFEEFCCFADF8CFC903*D 123
0D42007CDEEF9CFADF9*CFC91 5D
0C2608EDACFAD : REM*! 21
112 DATA F3CFF024A200B1FD290F»E 129
8DDCDCED0FAE003F01 4*E002F00
8982901 D0084C :REM+2 4 8
113 DATA 70C1 982901 D0031 89001 +3 130
eAEDACFI5020CEC0A900*8DFCCF8
DF9CFAEF4CFBD :REM*77
114 DATA C5CE85FFA208ACFCCFB1 *B 131
E0ASDE4CF903B8CFCCF»ADFFCFF
00A3eA91 7EDF9 :REH*86
115 DATA CFA84CAAC1 ACF9CFADE2*C 132
FF01 eC901D002C8C8e8*C0FFD00
5A0174CC5C1C0 :REH*10
116 DATA 18D002A000A9A091FDA5»F 133
F91FDACFCCFEEF9CFAD*F9CFC91
8F009ADE4CFCA :REM*255
117 DATA D0AF4CEBC1 A9008DF9CF*2 134
007CDEEFCCFADFCCFC9*3FD093A
DF3CFF003 2003 :REM*2 9
lie DATA C2ACF0CF4CBFC220E9C3*A 135
900SDF9CFA000A9008D*D9CFAAB
lFBCeEflC9A0D0 :REM*111
119 DATA 078A0DD9CF8DO9CFE002+D 136
0EDAED9CFBDCDCE8891*FD8891F
DA9A0AED9CFD0 :REM*37
DATA 02A92091FBC891FBC8C0*!
7 90C82007c:dEEF9CFAD*F9CFC91
590B96020E4FF :BEM»253
DATA F0FB8DFlCFA0FFCeB957*C
ECDF1CFF007C047B0E9*4C5DC28
CF2CF60ADF2CF :REM+224
DATA C904B0034CA6C2C909B0*0
34C4DC3C91 6B0034C96*C34C21 C
4B1B2 2 9800920 :REM*2 4 2
DATA 91B2AEF3CFF004C891B2*8
860B1B2 29800 92BD0EC*ACF0CF2
0eCC2ADFlCFC9 :REM*250
DATA 1 1F01BC991F03AC91DF0*5
5C99DF06B209EC218A5+B369D4 8
5B5A5B285B460 :REM*241
DATA A5B3C9079010A5B2C97F*9
00AA95FA20485B286B3*D0DB1 8A
5D2692885B290 :REH*1 40
DATA 02E6B3D0CEA5B3C904D0*0
CASB2C960B006A97FA2+07D0DB3
BA5B2E92885B2 :REM*99
DATA B002C6B3D0AFEEF0CFAD*F
3CFF003EEF0CFACF0CF*C01 BD0E
CA000SCF0CF4C : REM* 169
DATA CEC2CEF0CFADF3CFF003*C
EF0CFACFeiCFC0FDB003*4C0EC3A
017ADF3CFF001 :REM*76
DATA 888CF0CF4CF1C3AEF2CF*A
CF0CFCACACACAE004D0*02A201 A
920E000F017AD :REM*147
DATA F3CFD002A201BDCDCE91*B
4AEF3CFF004C891B4 88*A9A091B
2AEF3CFF004C8 :REM*162
DATA 91B388AEF5CFF00BCABD*5
7CE8D7702A9018 5C660*ADF1CFC
95EF023C993F0 :REM*2S1
DATA 57C913F06EC90DF00EAD*F
2CF38E90E8DF4CFAA4C"4 8CA60A
CF0CF208CC24C :REM*1 53
DATA 22C3A002BCD8CFA9008D*1
5D0A99320D2FFA95E8D»DBCEA94
88DDCCE208FC7 :REM*1 94
DATA 20E4FFF0FBA9008DD8CF*4
CB4C7A9 5F85FB8 5FDA9*04B5FCA
9D885FE6020E9 :REM*31
DATA C3A214A017A92091FBA9*0
E91 FD8ai0F5CA300620*07CD4CF
DC3ACF0CF208C : REM* 15
DATA C2A0008CF0CF4CDAC2AD*F
30 R L N ■ NOVf-;MliKR'DR:KMli[-:R I!)U1
ULTIMATE SPRITE EDITOR
2CP38E91 5AAA9001 B69*03CAD0F
B8DD0CFA9C08D :REM*230
137 DATA D1CF6CD0CF60ADF4CFaD*E 163
7CFA9328DEACFA2f)08E:*HECFA9B
7A0CD20mCD20 : REM* 13 3
138 DATA E4FFF0FBC95FF!336C90D*F 164
038C93 9B0EFC9 3190EB*38E9318
DF4CF2072CAA2 :REM*8
139 DATA 3220SDCB2072CAAEEECF*A 165
DF4CF9DE8CEEEEECFAD*E7CF8DF
4CFE019F0094C :REH*236
140 DATA 53C420DFCC4C19CDADEE*C 166
FF0AAA9D5A0CD201DCD*A5CBC94
0D0FAA2008EEF :REM*11 3
141 DATA CFEEEFCFAEEFCFCA18BD*E 167
8CE69F7AEE7CF9DF807*A5CBC93
9F028C901F019 :REM»142
142 DATA C92FF028C92CF02AAEEA*C 168
F205DCBAEEFCFECEECF*F0C84CA
FC420DFCC20E4 :REM*77
143 DATA FFD0FB4C47C420E4FFD0*F 169
B4C92C4CEEACF4C01C5*EEEACFA
DEACF2 07 5CCA2 :REM*212
144 DATA 00A002BDEI3CF201 AC5E8*8 170
810F6A21 94CD7C41 869*B0C9B0D
00ec000D002A9 :REM*1 27
145 DATA A099010460EE21D0AD21 *D 171
0290F8D21 D060EE20D0*AD20D02
90FeD20D060AE :REM*59
146 DATA F4CFFEC5CEBDC5CE290F*A 172
CF3CFF00ACDCFCEF0EE*CDD0CEF
0E90DCECE9DC5 :REM*46
147 DATA CE9D27D04C6CCAA941A0*C 1'?3
E201OCD20CEC0A9008D*D2CFAED
2CFE006F0F4A5 :REM*232
148 DATA BE187D51CE85BEA9008S*B 174
0A9D885B1 20E4FFF0FB*A240C95
FF02 41002A200 :REM*1 99
149 DATA 8EE4CF293F0DE4CFAA18*A 175
5B06908a5B09002EeB1 +CAD0F22
0C1C5EED2CF4C :REM*140
150 DATA 78C54C19CDA97F8D0DDC»A 176
9338501 A000A200B1B0+8CF8CF4
88AA86891BEE8 :REM*239
151 DATA E8EeEEF8CFACF8CFC008*D 177
0E8A9378501 A98 1 8D0D*DC4C6CC
A502083C94C37 :REM*61
152 DATA C6A202FECDCEBDCDCE29*0 178
F9DCDCECDCECEF0F0A0»03E002F
002A002D9CDCE :REM*218
153 DATA F0E39D23D04C6CCAA203+4 179
CFBC5AD06D0A000C96TF008A02
0C931F002A010 :REM*167
154 DATA 4CD0CCEEFFCF206CCACE*F 180
FCF6 0A99320D2FFA929*A0CE201
DCDA9008DDDCF :REM*75
155 DATA eD15D02aF1C620CCFFA9»0 181
2A208A00020BAFFA905*A2D3A0C
E20BDFF20C0FF :REM*2 4
ISe DATA 20ECC620DDC6905SADE7*C 183
FC922D0F4EEDDCFA000*8CF7CF2
0DDC69041ADE7 : REM* 40
157 DATA CFD006CEDDCF4C73C6C9*2 183
2F01DAEDDCFE001F01 3*C980900
5297F4CADC629 :REM*1 57
158 DATA 3FACF7CFEEF7CF91FB4C*8 184
7C6AEDDCFE001 F00B1 8*A5FB691
485FB9002E6FC :REM+51
159 DATA 4C73C6A201 20C6FFA902*2 185
0C3FF20CCFF4CFAC6 20*CFFF8DE
7CF18A5902940 :REM+48
160 DATA D0013a60A2024CC6FFA9*2 1 86
A85FBA90485FC6020F1 *C6205CC
720E4FFF0FBC9 :REM+225
161 DATA 5FD0034CB4C7205CC7A2*0 137
0C91 1D002A22BC991D0*02A2D8C
91DD002A214C9 :REM*1 56
162 DATA 9DD002A2ECC90DF0438A*1 188
002C6FC1865PB85FB90*02E6FCA
5FCC905B006A5 :REM*96
DATA FBC92A90B3A000B1FBC9*2 189
0D00AC8B1 FBC920D003*4CFAC64
CFDC6A0008DF7 :REM*206
DATA CFB1FB498091FBC8C010*D 190
0F5ADF7CF60A000B1 FB+C920F01
7C92DF00BC9 40 :REM*4 3
DATA 900509804C87C7094099*D 191
BCECec01 0D0E3C000F0*21 8CDDC
FA902A208Aa01 :REM*206
DATA 20BAFFADDDCFA2DBA0CE*2 192
0BDFFA90020D5FFADD8*CFF001 6
0A9FF8D15D020 :REM*39
DATA DFCA4C04CBADF4CF0A8D*E 193
6CFA9A0A0CD201 DCDA9*FFaDE7C
F20E4FFF0FB8D :REM*226
DATA F7CFAEE6CFA5CBC940F0*1 194
AADF7CF2 007caADE7CF*C907F00
44A8DE7CFAEE7 :REM*208
DATA CF205DCB4CDAC7ADF7CF*C 195
95FD0C94C04CBC91 1F0»1 4C991F
01 4C91DF014C9 :REM*79
DATA 9DF014C952F001604CCE*C 196
CFE01 D060DE01 D060FE*00D060D
E00D06 0A9018D :REM*2 37
DATA F5CF60A9004C31ce20CE+C 197
0A9008DF7CFAEF4CFBD+C5CEe5F
FA000A217B1FB :REM*199
DATA 1010eCE4CF8AA8A9A091 *F 198
BA5FF91FDACE4CFC8CA*C00CD0E
62007CDEEF7CF :REM*88
DATA ADF7CFC915D0DS60A904*4 199
C31C86020CEC0A9008D*F8CF8DF
9CF20E9C3A900 :REM*8a
DATA 8DE6CF8DE5CFeDE4CFAC''F 200
8CFA21 5B1 FBI 01 001 38*20CECe2
007CDCAD0F1 AC :REM*242
DATA F9CFADE4CF91BEC8ADE5*C 201
F91 BEC8ADE6CF91 BEC8*8CF9CFE
EF8CFADF8CFC9 ;REM*1 53
DATA 1 5D0BC4C6CCA6EE4CF6E*E 202
5CF6EE6CF60A91 FA0CE*201 DCDA
20DA9209D0704 :REM+1 5
DATA CAD0FAA900aDF7CF20E4*F 203
FF0FBC9 0DF035C92AF0*F3C9 3FF
0EFC91 4F01AC9 :REH*12
DATA 5FF04AAEF7CF9DDBCE20*D 204
2FFEEF7CFADF7CFC90D*F01 24CE
EC8CEF7CF30C7 :REM*34
DATA A94OA0CE201DCD4CEEC8*A 205
908AAA820BAFF1 8ADF7*CF6903A
2D8A0CE20BDFF :REM*28
DATA A9C085FBAAA93D85FCA8*C 206
8C8A9FB2 0D8FF4C04CB*ACF0CF2
08CC2 20F5CC:AD : rem* 4 9
DATA F3CF4 9018DF3CFAD1CD0*4 207
DEI CF8D1 CD3206CCAAD*F0CF29F
E8DF0CFA84CBF :REM*36
DATA C260A9024C31C820EDCA*A 208
9008DFeCFA9 3C8DF9CF*A2 03ACF
8CFB1FDACF9CF :REM*45
DATA 91BEEEF8CFEEF9CFCAD0*E 209
D3 8ADF9CFE9068DF9CF*ADF8CFC
93F90DB4C6CCA :REM+0
DATA A9034C31C820EDCAA000+C 210
8C8C8BCF8CFC03F9005*9e3eE9 3
FA0B1FDACF3CF :REM*93
DATA 88888S91BEC8C03FD0E2*4 211
C6CCA20EDCAA00388e8*e8Bl FDC
8C8C88CF8CFC0 :REM*73
DATA 3F9007489838E93FA868+9 212
1 BEACFBCFCSC042D0E0*4C6CCAA
90ieDE2CF206C :REM+1 55
DATA CACEE2CF60A9028DE2CF*2 213
06CCAA9008DE2CF50EE*20D0AD2
0D0290FeD20D0 :REM+158
DATA A2279D00D8CA10FA60EE+F 214
4CFAEF4CFE008D005A2*008EF4C
FBDC5CE8DCECE ;REM*113
DATA 20F5CCAD1CD02DE1CFF0*0
2A901 eDF3CF20DFCA20*72CAA21
4205DCB2072CA :REM*223
DATA 20F8C34C75C1 20CEC0A0*0
0A9FF51BE91 BEC8C040*D0F5602
0F5CCAD1DD04D :REM*238
DATA E1CF8D1DD06020F5CCAD*1
7D04DE1CF8D17D06020*CEC0A94
085FDA96485FE :REM*76
DATA 4CF8CA20CEC0A940e5FD*A
96485FEA000B1 FD91 BE*cec040D
0F74C6CCA20CE :REM*9
DATA C0A98085FDA96485FE4C*B
6CA20CEC0A03FA90091*BE8810F
B6020CEC0A980 ;REH*116
DATA e5FDA964e5FE4CF8CA20*C
EC0A900a5FDA96485FE*A000B1 B
E91FDC8C040D0 :REM*80
DATA F760A99320D2FF201 9CD*A
200BD91 CDF0069DD407*E8D0F5A
018A96F993604 :REM*33
DATA A97799A6078eD0F3A000*A
90485FCA95E85FBA976*91 FBI BA
5FB691985FB90 :REM+100
DATA 02E6FCA97591FB18A5FB+6
90EeSFB9002E6FCC8C0*1 5D0DD2
013C44C75C1A2 :REM*11 7
DATA 01 A00088D0FDCAD0FA60*C
EDFCFF007A9EEA0CD4C*6ACCA96
08DE4CFA9EA8D :REM*88
DATA E5CFA9C08 5FBA9 3D85FC*A
9008 5FDA90885FEA0FF*A94 0aDE
aCFC8BlFDD0FB :REM*117
DATA C8981865FD85FD9002E6*F
EA000B1 FDD0EAC8B1 FD*D0E5A00
0A6FE1 BA5FD69 :REM*1G6
DATA 2791FD9001E8aAC891FD*C
8ADE4CF91 FDC8ADE5CF*91 FDC81
8ADE4CF690A8D :REM*191
DATA E4CF9003EEE5CFA98391+F
DC8A92091 FDA9088DE9*CFBCE3C
FA000B1FB207 5 : REM* 146
DATA CCACE3CF18caADEDCF69+3
091 FDC8ADECCF693091 +FDC8ADE
BCF6 9 3091FDA9 : REM* 180
DATA 2CAEE9CFE001D002A920*C
891 FDE6FBD002E6FCCE*E9CFD0C
1CEE8CFF01 3C8 : REM* 161
DATA A90091FDC8981865FDe5*F
D9002E6FE4CAECBC8A9*0091FDC
891FDC891FDC3 :REH*23
DATA 9ei865FD85FD9002E6FE*A
5FD852D852F8531A5FE*852E853
08532A917A0CE :REM*152
DATA 201DCD20E4FFF0FB4C19*C
DA2FFE838BDF7CFE964*B0F78EE
DCFADF7CFA2FF :REM*153
DATA E8388DF7CFE90AB0F7aE*E
CCFADF7CFeDEBCF60A9*FF8D1 5D
020DFCCA207BD :REM*104
DATA C5CE9D27D08DCECECA1 0*F
4A2 02BDCDCE8D2 5D0E8*BDCDCE8
D26D0A9008D10 :REM*206
DATA D08D1DD08D17D08D1CD0*A
000A2 0089 95CE9D00D0*C8ESE01
0D0F460A9F78D :REM*133
DATA F7CPA200ADF7CF9DF807*E
EF7CFEaE008D0F2 60AE+F4CFE8A
901 18CAF0042A :REM*1 89
DATA 4CFCCC8DE1CF60iaA5FB*6
92885FB9 004E6FCE6FE*A5FB85F
D60A9G6A0CD8D ;REM*213
DATA D3CF8CD4CFA93BA0CD20*1
EABA91 320D2FFADD3CF*ACD4CF2
01EAB4C28CA1 3 :REM*165
DATA 12202020202020202020*2
NOVEMUUR/DECKMliEU lUlJl ■RUN 31
ULTIMATE SPRITE EDITOR
0202020202020202020*2020202
020202020202 : REM* 166
215 DATA 202020205F3D45584954*2
0000K97202020202020*2020202
0202020202020 :REM*202
216 DATA D3505249544520C1525'i*4
9535420D5'1CS4494D'1 1*5445202
0000219204D01 :REM*114
217 DATA 120B204A0F1 20401 0E00*2
0C352 53S23D4D4F564 5*2020202
0D23D5245S345 :REM*54
21B DATA 54200020312D383D5345*5
1 55454E434520202020*D245545
5524E3DD44553 :REM*2e
219 DATA 542000203C3E3DD35045*4
5442020D2455455524E*3D5245S
34 55 4 2000D94F : REM* 58
220 DATA 552041 4C524541445930»4 225
4494420C4C1D4C12E20*C54449B
420C2C1D3C9C3 :REM*142
221 DATA 20544F205245444F0020*C 226
44F4E45212000C6494C*4520925
3502D0020C355 :REM*34
222 DATA 52534F522FD24554 5552* 4 227
E2054 4F20CCCFC1C420«0020D45
9504520CD4F44 :REM*194
223 DATA 4 520009D209D000001 02*1 228
El F2011 91 1D9D31 3233*34205E5
P931 30D858986 !REM*97 229
224 DATA 8A878B8e8C4 1 42434445* 4
647484 94A4B4C4D4E4F*5051525
354S5S6575859 :REM*S4
DATA 5A2B2D402ABCAFBeCCD3*2
C222324C41 9C85AC81 9+9E5A9E1
9745A74194A5A :REM*76
DATA 4A1 9CB31C819B331B319*9
E319E1 98931 S91 9Ce31 •C84 9C86
1C819B331B349 :REM*99
DATA B351B302030405060708*0
90E020304010124 3A53*502A535
02D0000000000 :REM*45
DATA 000000000000000001
:REM*206
DATA -1 :REM*67
Listing 2. U. S. E. Boot program. (Also auaitable an the November/December RcRUN disk. I
10 IF A=0 THEN A=1:L0AD "USE 64. ML"
20 SYS 49152
5, 1
Listing 3. Help-Maker program. [Also availablo on the Navember/Dccambar RqHUN diak.l
10 PRINT" [CLB/HOMEj [CORSOR-DOWNl [3 SPACES]"
20 OPEN 2,8,2,""H,W"
30 POKE 251,0:POKE 252,4:P0KE 780,251
40 POKE 781,232:POKE 782,7
50 SYS 55496
60 CL0SE2
5f
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Volleybound
Serve up some fast action with this
C-64 volleyball game.
How iibuiu a game of nvo-oii-
two volleybidl? Whiit's llial
you say? Ii looks likf vain?
You liave a trick kiiuc? Your
dofT ate your sneakers? Sony, noiif of
those excuses wash witli Volleybound, lie-
cause ail you neud is a joystick. Your Cl-
64 su])|)lies thu resi.
As ill jcal vojloball, tlie object oi'\'ol-
li;yl)ouud is lo keep the lial! in tlu' air on
your side of ihe nel and make il liil the
floor on vour ojiponenl's side of the nel.
You can play against tlie computer (jr a
friend. With a joystick plugged into j)ort
2, select the number of players. Pull hack
on the joystick to increase the number,
push loiward to decrease the mnnber,
and press the lire liiitton to make yoiii
selection. When |)layiiigagaitrst tlie com-
ptiter, you mnsi also select a diflicully lev-
el frotu one to three.
By TONY BRANTNER
Tlie yellow team is controlled by the
joystick in jjort 2, the gieen team by the
comptiter or ajoystitk in port 1 . The two
|)layers on a team move in miisou.
As the game starts, one team is ran-
domly chosen to sen-e first. When your
team is sci^ving, move the players so one
jilayer is mider the ball and press tlie lite
iiullon. Dining a volley, hit the ball hy
rnnsing nne of voiu plavers imdei ireath.
lithe ball is too high, press the liie hut-
ton and your players will jmnp and inter-
cept il.
Ybii win a point wheti you have the
seivc and yonr opponent lets the ball hit
the Moor. You win the sei"\e vvheii your
ofjponent seizes and lets the hall hit the
lloor.
I he lilies oi'VolleybouncI dilVei slighl-
ly fmm tliose of veal volleyball. Here, a
team can hit the hall any mmibev of
times before sending it over the net.
■Also, ilie ball can't go Out nf bounds; it
bounces olf the walls and ceiling instei'td^
The first player to store 1,'t poinis •v
wins. Press the fiix; bntlon on joystick 2 L >n^^
to play again. I
'lb fvee/e play, press the COMMODORt: f
key, lijcnntinue, press it again. The run-
si < if key exits to Bask.
When you E)pc in Yolleyboimd from
Listing I, use RUM's Checksum pro-
gram on page (il to catch any typing
mistakes. Run the program once to cre-
ate the file \ bliev.NIL. Load and run \bl^
ley. ML when yoti're ready to play. The
next lime it's raining — or you can't find
your shoes — serve up Volleyboundl R
Tony Hrantjl^ is a piofessmml carfientei:
When liA )H>t fimndiitg 7Mib, lif\ pnunding
out slak-oj-fke-art games on his C-64.
Listing 1. Valleybound program. lAuailable an Che Navcmber/DBcember ReRUN disk. To order, csil 800-343-0788.1
(J REM THIS LIST 1 CREATES (AND
SHOULD NOT BE CALLED) VOLLEY.
ML :REM*97
5 OPEN 8, 8, 8, "VOLLEY. ML, P,W"
:HEM*11S
6 CT=0:PRINT"{SHFT CLR) ": REMISS
10 READ AS: IF A$="-1" THEN CLOS
E8 : PRINT: PRINT"ALL DONEi":EN
D :REM*129
12 PRINT" (HOME (READING LINE "tS
TR$(CT) :CT = CT + 1 :REM*U1
1 5 IF LENI A$) (62 THEN 55
:REM*254
20 B$=MID$(A$,1 ,20)+MID$(A$,22,
20)+MIDS(A$,43,20) :REM+242
25 FOR 1=1 TO 3 :REM*181
30 CJ=MIDS(B$, I I + 2)-l ,2) :H$ = LEF
TS(C$,1 I :LS=RIGHTS(C$,1 )
;REM*209
35 H=VAL(HS):IF HS>"9" THEM H=A
SC(tlsy-55 :REM'85
40 L=VAL{LS):IF L$>"9" THEN L=A
SC{L$)-S5 :REM»136
45 By = H*16+L:PRINT|!f8,CHRS(By|;
:RE.'il*6 7
50 NEXT;GOTO 10 :REM*1 1 5
5D IF LEN(A$)<21 THEN B$=A$:GOT
O 70 :REM*184
60 IF LEN(A$)t42 THEN B$=LEFT$(
AS,20)+R1GHTS(AS,(LEN(A$)-21
) );GOTO 70 :REH*176
6 5 BS=LEFTS(A$,20)+MIDS(AS,2 2,2
1 1 RIGHTS { AS , LEN { AS ) - 4 2 1
; REM '14
70 FOR 1=1 TO LEN(BS)/2:REM+221
75 CS=MIDS(B$, [I*2)-1 ,2) :HS=LEF
T$(C$,1 ):L$=RIGHT$(C$,1 )
:REM*140
80 H = VAI,(H$) :IF H$>"9" THEN H = A
SC(HS)-55 :REM*56
85 )- = VAL{LS) :IF L$>"9" THEN L=A
SC(LJ)-55 :REM*84
90 BV = H*16 + L:PRlNTiS8,CHR$(BY) ;
:REM*14e
95 NEXTlGOTO 10 :REM'160
100 REM HEX DATA FOR VOLLEYBALL
64 :REM*136
101 DATA 01080B080A009E323036*3
1000000A000B9610E99»003FC8D
0F7eC17D0BC1D :REM*236
102 DATA D08C1BD0A91E8D1CD0A9*0
88D25D0A9018D26D0A9*008D15D
RUN it right: C-64; one or two joysticks
08D20D0BD21D0 :REM*196
103 DATA 8D610F8D620FA9FEA00D*2
01EABA2((4A00B1820F0*FFA9B6A
00D201EADA902 :REM»107
104 DATA 20C60B840498D016A206*A
00B1 820F0FFA9CAA00D*20 1 EABA
90320C60B8405 :REM»199
105 DATA fl9FEA00D201EABA004A9*0
7 9900D8 9928D89 9S0D8*A90D9 92
3D8994BD89973 :REM*78
106 DATA D88810E720C40C20690C*A
210A01 31 B20F0FFA98F+A00D201
EABA003B9350D :REM*2S4
107 DATA 99690FA900996E0FA9DC*9
964 0FA9FD99F907B939*0D9928D
08B10E2A9FCeD :REM*90
■108 DATA FB07A9018D27D0A5A229+0
1 B506A504D01CA20 3A0*101B20F
0FFA9DBA00D20 : REM* 57
109 DATA 1EAB18A505693120D2FF*A
90D20D2FFA000989972*0FC8D0F
A8D6D0FA606BD :REM»252
110 DATA 3F0D8D680FA9D48D630F*2
0090DA91 F801 5D020E1 *FFD001
0AD8D022902F0 :REM*172
111 DATA 11ADSD02D0FBAD8D0229*0
34 H I) N ■ NOVEMBtiR/DECEMBER 1991
11
n i
117
111
1 1 i
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
12a
129
130
2F0F9AD8D02D0EBEE7C*0FAD7C0
FC909903;9A200 - ■,"':REM*32
DATA 8E7,C0FAD00DC20P109AD*0
lDCA604nOl 4EE7B0FAD.*7B0FC90
39j}0DA5 0:58D7B iEEM*2 04
DATA 0F20680AA201 20F1 0920*3
90B2 0AC0A20FD0A2 090*08200 90
DA00988D0FDAD :REM*17'1
DATA 630FC9ED9094AD720F0D*7
3 0n30eCA91 E202D0DA2*00AD6D0
'D008AD680FC9 ;REM*252
iTA ACB£l01E8E406F0i58606«4
CFEji3FE61 0F20690C20*3D0CAD6
1 0FC90FB00AAD :5HEM*180
DATA 620FC9^PB0034CI'E08EE*8
602A20CA0081 620F0PP*A9E5A00
D201EABA90A20 :REM*1 1 4
DATA 2D0DAD00DC291 0D0E:220*4
00C20V60C4C3008e502*BC7 20FD
0042910002616 :REM*92
DATA BD7,20F15901 297F9D720r*C
9 40B0093'8A9DCFD728e*4C190A2
93F18699D9D64 :HEM*155
DATA 0F9D660F4C5F0Afl5024A*4
A2903A8F03 4C003B03 0>1 eBD690
F79410DDD3D0D :REM*100
DATA 9024DD3F0DB01F9D690F*5
9 3C9D6B0FA9009D6E0F*6 9009D7
00FBD69 0F4A4A : REM* 8 3
DATA 4A2903A8B94F0D2CA9FD*9
DF9079DFB0760A204AD»6D0FD00
9AD680FC9FBB0 :REM*174
DATA 02A20238BD680FED680F*8
S02BD5D0FED6D0F902 0*?i5 02C90
6901AD015AD63 SREM*251
DATA 0FC9CD900EC9D7B00AAD*7
4 0FC914B003A90F60A9*1B6 0A91
76018AD770F6D :REM*1 1 5
DATA 750F8D770F9044AD790F*F
02 0AC630F88C0S2900F»8C630FA
C750F8eC00390 :REM*241
DATA 078C750F60201EJlCA900*8
D790F60AC6 30FC8C0EE»9009A90
08D740F8D750F :REM*21 1
DATA 608C630FAC7 50Fi:feC02A*B
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D760F901DAC7a :REM*66
DATA 0FleAD680F7945ODAAAD*6
D0F7 94 7 0DD00BE01A90*0B8E6 80
F8D6D0F60E040 ;REM*103
DATA 90F5201E0CAD780F4901*2
901 8D780F60A20438BD*630FED6
30FC90SB04638 :REM*79
DATA BD680FED680FA8BD6D0F*E
DeD0FD022A901C010D0*1C8D780
F980A0A09038D :REM*213
DATA 740FA9018D790FA5A209*5
0297F8D750F4C21 0C38*AD680FF
Bump! Set! Spike! Two-on-two uailavbail has
never been this fast.
DSe0FAeAD6D0F :REM*110
131 DATA FD6D0FD004C01090D0CA»D
0AC60AD680FC9A3902E*C9B5B02
AAD630FC9AD90 :REM*2]3
132 DATA 23D0nA9018D790FA5A2*0
908291 F8D740F4C240C*A000AD6
80FC9ACB001C8 :EEM+182
133 DATA aC780F20240C60a503A0+0
08C7A0FC8BCe6 02A9 20*20D2FFA
99D20D2FFA905 :REMt224
134 DATA 202D0D18AD7A0F693120»D
2FFA99D20D2FFA90S20*2D0DAD0
0DC291FC90FF0 ;REM*81
135 DATA 1 42903A818AD7A0F7941+0
DC503B0C78D7A0F4CD1 *0B20400
CAC7A0FAD00DC :REM*73
135 DATA 2910F0F960A91 42CA90F*2
CA90B4820590C688D01 *D4A9028
D05D4A210BE04 :REM*1S5
137 DATA D4E88E04D460A91E2CA9*1
44820590C688D01D4A9»F0eD06D
4A9118D04D4A9 :REM*84
138 DATA 0F202D0DA017A9009900*D
4e810FAA90FeD18D460*AD610F2
0BA0C4eA000A9 :REM*192
139 DATA 0420940C68AAA003A904*2
094 0CAD6 20F20BA0C4 8*A02 3A90
420940C68AAA0 :REM*252
140 DATA 26A904643B853C86028A*0
Al 865020AAAA90085FB*A4FBB94
90DA6BD530D9] :REM*240
141 DATA 3BE8E6FBA5FBC90690EC*6
0A2 00C9 0A9003E90AE8*60A0DCA
90C8a9978D899 :REH*1 97
142 DATA 54D99930DA990CDBD0F1 *A
9A0853BA904853CA21 4*A961 A00
0913BA027A9E1 :REM*2
143 DATA 91 3BieA53B6928853BA5*3
C6 9008 5 3CCAD0E4A9A0*99 78 04 9
9C0078ei0F560 :REM*1 1 4
144 DATA A9008502A2048A0AA8BD*6
30F9901 D0BD6Q0F9900+D0QD6D0
F4A2602CAi0E8 :REM*69
145 DATA A5028D10D0601865A2C5*A
2D0FC605CC1 98FD070D*070D22B
F5EFB0001FF00 : REM* 22 9
145 DATA 01FF00PF000128295051+F
DFEFFFDA0FBA0E1E2E2+FB61E1 S
1E2E2E2A0A0E2 :REM*226
147 DATA E2E2E2A0E2A0E2E261A0*E
2A020E2A0E2E2A0E2E2*A0E2A0F
BE2E2E2A020A0 :REM+14
148 DATA 20E2A0FBA0FBE2E2ECA0*E
2A0E2E205BCBE1 1 9D9D*BCBE1 1 9
D9DBCBE1 1 9D9D :REM*97
149 DATA BCBE11 9D9DBCBE1 1 9D9D*B
CBEl 1 9D9DBCBE1 1 9D9D*BCBE009
A484F57204D41 :REM*141
150 DATA 4E5920504C41594552S3*3
F2000994C45564 54C20*4F46205
04C41593F2000 :REM*17a
151 DATA 98124C4555454C202000*4
7414D45204F564S522E*2E2E505
2455353204255 :REM*25
152 DATA 54544P4E00088E932020*2
0202020201C12AAB4B5+BBA192A
n2A192A112B5 :REH*96
153 DATA C692BE12BC2092201 2BB*C
092A1 1 2AC92A1 A) Al 1 2*B4DF92A
n28BBB0D2020 ;REM*225
154 DATA 2020202020DFA912BSBE*A
1 BCA1 BCB5C492BBA21 2*2092201
2BE92A2A112BC :REM*150
155 DATA 92A1 12BCBCB492DFA1 12*B
EBE0D00007E0000FF00+00FF000
0FF00007E0000 :REM*186
156 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
0000000000000000000*0000000
0000000000000 :REM*16
157 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
0000000000000660000*0000000
050550554AA15 :REM*116
156 DATA A0550A50550554551515*1
4 5415955405965000AA*0000AA0
0001 40000AA00 :REM*238
159 DATA 02AA800582501 5005414*0
01 40500500F00F03F00*FC00000
0000000005055 :REM*70
160 DATA 0554AA15A0550A505505*5
4551515145415965406*965000A
A0000AA000014 :REM*232
161 DATA 0002AA0015AA801 54250*0
5405405C05403C05003*C3C0000
3F00000000000 :REM*Z39
162 DATA 000050550554AA1SA055*0
A50550554551 5151454*15 96 540
5 96 50 00 AA0 000 :REM*2 06
163 DATA AA00001 40000AAe002AA*5
40581541501501 50350*0S03C00
3C3C00FC00026 :REM*26
164 DATA 00000000000000000000*0
0000000
:REM*26
165 DATA -1 :REM*23
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1991 RUN 35
C-128 Speedshop
Rev up your Commodore's engine with
these chip upgrades for the C-12S.
The Cluinmudore C-128 is one
of the most povverlu! H-hii
compuUTs ever buiSi. wiili its
128 motk', fully-eiiiululiiig (H
mode and buill-iii CP/M cap;il)i!iiit'.s.
However, like a liiiely built cai; even the
128 can stand a lueak here and there to
hoDsi its [)eriiirinante — to "re'v uj) ii!i en-
gine" so to speak.
While phig-iii cartridges, hardware
add-ons and disk -based utilities
abound, there is also a select group of
rarely-mentioned chip-based enhance-
ments that can be installed "under the
hood." These add-ins are ready at the
touch of a key witlioui filling ,i poii or
loading honi disk. They are in^ialled in-
side the eoinfiiner {ur sometimes inside
the disk drive), or occupy the spare
socket built into the C-128 for just such
a purpose.
128 SUPERCHIP
[f accessing utihiies through the 128's
function keys is aitiaitive to yon, t heck
om the 12i5 Su[HTchi[) ftxim Liilities Un-
limited. This chip, which jihigs into the
spare socket ol' your C-128, comes in
three versions, each of which includes
1 00 copy parinneters.
Version .\ provides a file copier, a nib-
bler, a track and sector editor, a .screen
dnni]), and a :(()0/l2t)0-b;ni(i lermitial
program {Ifi.'itl-, ItiTO- and ilayes-coni-
])alible), Versi<ni B (ontains Sujier 81
L'lilities and a complete utility package
for the 1.^81 disk drive. I'he disk copier
will copy whole disks from 1 54 1 or 1 57 1
format to that of the 1581. Options in-
clude a disk editor, a drive monitor, a
R.AM writer, and t;!'/M and MS-DOS
utility funciiinis. \cnsion C combines ver-
sions A and B.
JiffyDOS
If you're growing old waiting for your
disk drive to toad and save, you'll he in-
tettsied in the [illVDOS speed enhance-
ment system from Creative Micro De-
By ELLEN RULE
signs. This enhanced disk operating
system (DOS) is a chip-fot-.chi|) replace-
mem for the Kernal ROM in yoiu' com-
puter ((i-1, .SX-6'!, 128 or 1281)) and
fJOS ROM in yom- 1541, 1571 or 1581
drive. ]ifly DOS boosts the sjieed of disk
accesses ;ind other operations up to 15
times beyond standard DO.S, atrd the C-
128 veisi<jn affects both ()4 and 128
nH)des,
Built-in DOS Wedge c(ninnands en-
able you to perform cveryciay disk
housekeeping chores such as format-
ting, and savitig, scratching, or renam-
ing files u ith just a few keystrokes. Oth-
er conveinetit features include listing
directories to screen or primer witlunit
afieding inemon', ftmcticni key dehni-
lions that work with the directoiy list-
ing, a screen dump, a built-in file cojii-
er, and more,
A 30-day money-back guarantee pro-
vides time fm- testing. Creative Micro
Designs ensiites compatibility witli vir-
tually all software, even C:iVM and cojjy-
[)rotecti>d commercial software (incliid-
iugCKOS). and all C-(i 1/128 hardware
and peripherals (Quick Br<nvn Box,
Commodore R.'\M expanders, MIDI in-
terfaces, 128 "spare-socket" ROMS,
speech synthesizers, digitizer.s, and so
forth), rile company pnmiises easy, do-
it-yomseli installation. .Also available is
liffyMON, a jiilyDOS-compatible ma-
chine language monitor. (For more de-
tails, see the JiffyDOS review in the
felHuaiy '90 issue of/C[/jV,)
128 ROM Chip Upgrade
A 128 Upgrade ROM chip set for the
C-128 and laT! drive signilicanily im-
proves the system's overall perfoiinance
throirgh hetlei baiiclling of seveial hnii-
tioirs, especially RAM ex])airsion and
RAM DOS opi'rations. It also corrects
problems with negative relative coordi-
nates in the graphics commands and
fixes the infamous '"caps-lock Q" bug.
The ROM chip upgrade is available
from authorised Commodore repair
cemers.
(Owners of the L,S, version ol the C-
128D don't have to worry about the
ROM upgrade, since die 1281) uses a dif-
ferent ROM chip altogether. .Also note
that revision 05 of the 1571 ROM chip,
released in 1987, addresses the Save@
bug and provides an extensive list of cor-
recliiins to DOS.)
128 ViUEO RAM Upgrade
"llu- Video Display Controller (VDC)
R.AM upgrade for the C-128 increases
display memory (bom 16K to ()4K, allow-
ing tnie 8(l-column, mnltii olor graphics.
Certain R.AMdisk utility [)rograins are
designed to access this inennnT also.
(See "Craphics Wizardry" in the july/Au-
gusl 'fll issue i>i' RUN for an aiticle de-
voted to this upgrade.) The chips are in-
stalled in place of the standaid C-128's
80-colinnn, IfiK video K.AM,
Many (Commodore re[)air centers can
perform this ii[)grade, and several of
RilN's display advertisers sell it for the
(h>-ii-yoinseller. If that's you, the ]n-oce-
dure is detailed in the Vicni Cilii's 128
Compfiuinim Hook if^l, available from
Twin Cities 128 and many o\' RUM's ad-
vertisers. (Note: The C- 1 28D comes widi
64 K of video R.A.M already in place, mak-
ing this upgrade unnecessJiiy.)
EZ-LOAi)ER ROM
rlie K./.-l.oader ROM is a |>ro(hict for
the C-()4 and 0-128/1281) ((H nu)de)
that re]) laces the 64 Kernal ROM and
simplifies DOS commands. KZ-Loader
designates the di.sk drive, rather than
the cassette drive, as the defanh device
andvvith siniple commands brings up a
metni from which programs may be
loatU'd by a single keystroke or key com-
bination.
Special features let you tem[)orarily
change de\ice numbeis, recover from a
New command, and install and remove
the Commodore DOS Wedge |)rogram.
Se RUN .SEI'lTiMBEK/OCt OlittK lilill
EZ-I.oudor is ;ivail;il>If through '['he
Memory l.ocniiiiii.
Iiisiall;Uii>n iiistniLiions art; iiidudcd,
bill in sutiif t't)iii|niieis tlif oiifriiiiil
ROM iimsi hf (Il'S()1(Ic1(mI and a soikei
itislatlwl. liiis shuultl be (Jdntf ()y :i (jual-
ilicd technician lo avoid dajiiage to the
motherboard.
Remember . . .
'I ill' livaiitiT inside yoin' i:oioj>nier is
extremely delicate and vnlnerahle to
damage fnim static dischinges. If yon're
uiicenain about how to install any of
these ])rodiRts. have a (|iLalif'Lcd tcclioi-
ciaii dr) it for yon. The lew extra dollars
you'll .spend may save yon lieadache.s
and nioie extensive lepaif bills down
the line.
Be aware, too, that the' iiistidlation o(
most chip npjfiade.s will probably void
any existing warranty on your eqitip-
ment.
Installing chips under the hood of ;i
C-128 may be more didieLilt tluui pltig-
giog it) a eartidge or loaiiitig from a
iloppy disk, but the one-time incojive-
nieoec and expense can be worth it. Re-
placement chips wiil ptn software tools
at your llngertips, reduce disk access
tiine and in general maximize DOS op-
eratioti, [■'.nhanced functtotis, i net eased
speed, greater graphiis capabilities —
whatH it be for you? ■
FJlfji Rule is a regular contributor In
RUN through rniicks and her cohimu. Com-
modore Clink.
Suppliers
Creative Micro Oi-Nigns
50 [lldlJ^lri;ll l)i jve
ta-ii ljiMjj;iiii':idiiw, MA 01028
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lUXIS-fKATED HY GARISON WKKANU
NOVEMBEtVDECBMllER 1991 RUN 37
Port Authority
Use either joystick port for C-64 game play loilh
this handy inuchine language iitility.
How iiKiiiy I i Dies liiivu yiHi
iicxncd ufj your I'nvoriU'
jTatne, only tei I'lnd lliiU your
joystick is pliiHt,a'(l iiilo iho
wmtig poti? Pl:iyiiig giimos is iliii on tfie
C-64, but svvitcliiug joystick poits isn't.
Not only is moving ihf joystick annoy-
iiif^. it's also ha/aidous. Unless voii turn
yonr coinpiitcr utl liclotf uii[>luggitig
tlic joystick, a static charge Irom your
iingcrtijjs could hit the cotiiicctors and
blow a clii[)!
Unipon li4 is a machine language util-
ity that solves this [jiohleni uiih most
public domain and ty[H'-iii gauies. To use
it, jusi ])ut your jiivstiik in port 2, run
L'nipnrt and then run yoiii gaiue pio-
gratii. vvhelher it's vvrilicn lor poi t 1 or
poit 2. Uiil'ortunatcly. many conuneivial
games clu't k for ibteign code in tneinoiy
as part oi' piracy jnutection, so IJuiport
won't work with tlieni.
Uni))ort also sets ii[) a handy reset key
to save wear on I he computer's on/ofT
swilcli. When yo\i'ie (inished playing one
game, siniply tap (;()Mii()iyRi:sM)RK to
reset die system and load a new game.
Uniport will remain active until yon lurn
off the com pin er.
Progiams thai norsually use joystick
port 1 run slightly faster with L'niport.
This is because pori 1 activity is ireatcd
by die operalitig system as key|)iesses,
whiih take miae lime to decode ihati
port 2 activity. Liui[)oit corrects this
problem by pitKcssiiig all input through
port 2.
Bv RICHARD PENN
Uniport directly modifies the operat-
ing system antl resides safely out of the
way under ROM. Only 13 bytes of RAM
are used (.5323.7-53247), so Uniport will
rarely l)e overwritten by your game. Oc-
casionally a game will deattivate Uniporl
during iniliali/.ation. and the keyboard
will freeze. A simple la]) on the kfsioiu
key will reaeiivute the utility.
type ill Uniport from Listing 1 , using
run's t'.hecksnm jirograni on page 61
lo detecl any typing err<iis, ihen save it
to disk. Once you've tried Uniport's con-
veniein fealurcs, you'll use it wilh all of
your liivorite /iTW games. Rl
Hii-luini IVnii « a jn't'lunir liasir and ma-
chiiii- Itiiijj^imf^f pmgmmwt'i: Ik's amtiihu-
tt'tl holh fiivj^mms and Alagtt Iricks to RUN
ill tiif j)ast.
Liseing 1. Uniport B4 pragram. lAlso available on the Nouember/Oecember RsRUN disk. Ta ordor, call BQa-343-07SB.)
REM UNTVERSAL JOYSTICK PORT 6
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:REM*114 200
6t DATA! 69,0, Ml ,},220, 172,1 ,22
0,132,145,32,137,234,141 ,3,2
20,173,0 :REM*139 210
90 DATA220,141,1 ,220,173,13,220
,104, 168, 104, 170,104,64 220
:REM*109
100 CK=0:FORU=59704TO5971 3:READ 230
Q:POKEU,Q:CK=CK+Q: NEXT: REM
CTRL WEDGE :REM*117
110 IFCKoll 36THENPRINT"ERROR I 240
N DATA LINE 120": END
:REM*168
120 DATA173,1 41 ,2,201 ,4,208,23,
76,75,233 :REM*1 1 3 250
130 CK=0;FORU=53235TO53247:READ
Q:POKELI,Q:CK=CK+Q: NEXT: REM
NMI RESET RAM WEDGE :REM*62 260
140 rFCK< >1 327THENPRINT"ERROR I
N DATA LINE 1 50" : END:REM*24
150 DATA72,8,169,239,133,0,169, 270
53,133,1,76,83,191 :REM*243
160 CK=0:FORU=48979TO49000:READ
Q:POKEU,0:CK=CK+Q:NEXT:REM 280
NMI RESET ROM WEDGE :REM*5 3
170 IFCK<>2835THENPRINT"ERROR I
N DATA LINES 180-1 90": END 290
: REM* 100
180 DATA1 69,0,1 41 ,3,220,173,1 ,2
20,201,251,208,5,40,104,76, 300
226,252,40 :REM+54
DATA104,76,71 ,254 :REM*180
CK=0:FORU=5B568TO5e577:READ 310
Q:POKEU,Q:CK=CK+Q:NEXT
:REM*154
IFCK< )1306THENPRINT"ERROR 1 320
N DATA LINE 220" : END: REM*50
DATAl 7 3,1 ,220,201 ,1 27,208,2
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POKE651 ie,32:POKE6 51 19,200:
POKE65120,228:REM NMI ROM S
TOP CHECK PATCH :REM*62 340
POKE792,24 3:POKE793,207:REM
SET NMI VECTOR TO 5 3225 TO
ENABLE RESET ROUTINE 350
: REM* 188
POKB64820,243:POKE64B21 ,207
:REM RETAIN NMI VECTORS AFT 36
ER RESTORE :REM*147
CK=0:FORU=64871TO64907:READ 370
Q:POKEU,Q:CK=CK+Q:NEXT:REM
RAM TEST WEDGE :REM*208 380
IFCK<>6407THENPRINT"ERROR I
N DATA LINES 280-290":SND 390
:REM*197
DATA169,1 ,133,251 ,169,3,133 400
,252,169,0, 160,0,1 45,251 ,23
0,251,208,250,230 :REM*228
DATA2 5 2, 166, 2 52, 22 4, 16 0,208
,242,169,0,133,251,133,252, 410
76,183,228,234,234 :REM*185
CK=0:FORU=5a551TO58 56 7:READ
Q:POKEU,Q:CK=CK+Q: NEXT: REM
CLEAR SID WEDGE :REM*98
IFCK<>2588THENPRINT"ERROR I
N DATA LINE 320": END
:REM*207
DATAl 6 2, 2 6, 169, 0,1 57, 25 5, 21
1 ,202,208,250,162,0,160,160
,76,1 38,253 :REM*15
POKE64858,26:REM BEGIN CLEA
RING PAGE 3 MEMORY AT LOC 7
94 :REM*232
POKE64982,5 3;REM RETAIN RAM
OPERATING SYSTEM AFTER RES
TORE :REM*105
PRINTCHRSd 47) "UNIVERSAL JO
YSTICK PORT BY RICHARD PENN
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PRINT: PRINT"THIS PROGRAM EL
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PRINT"PORT #2, THEN LOAD AN
D RUN GAMES" :REM*189
PRINT"N0RMALLY. a JOYSTICK
plugged into" :rem*92
print"port H2 will work no
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game normally uses,"
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PERFORMS A SYSTEM RESET" :P0
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Dominoes
Double up on fun with (his C-12S version
, of a popular classic.
R
ctiii'iiil)(.T clouiiiiOL's!- If you
ueit; ;inythiii|j[ liku mc, it cii-
lliralli'tl you as :j kid. wiili rows
and (iihiitms o[ spoiled lilfs
jjiowing out (.'M-iy-uliitli-way. Eacli gaiiir
had new iiiles — titc only tiling you vveit
Mirc of was thai the lirst kid to tim out ol
dominoesuastlicwiniit'r. What a .siifjjiisc
to tliid that votir |)aicnts used lliosc' same
tiles yon aiTanp'd on the mj( to [(lay a so-
phisiicated gamu ol' straieg)^
In rliis 128 version, sirategv' and luck
are leuardcd wiih high stofcs. Each ol
the rectangubr dominoes is divided
into two sqnairs. uiih ()-fi dots on each
squaif. nomiiiors I2<S itscs a scl of" 28
dominoL's, with one lilc lor each possi-
h!c cur«hiiiaiioii. including clou!)les,
fi-oni 0/0 to fi/fi.
The Rules
Tlie otjject of the game- is lo earn points
by judicioiislv (oinu'tiing dominoes to
those tlial lia\c allvady heeii plaved. Vou
can only play a domino ai the end oloiu'
uCthe lour lines llial ;^i(m lioin the (bui'
sides of the stalling domituj. Adjaceiu
squares on connecting dominoes must
By KIRK AVARD
lomain ilic same number of dots.
Here is the higii-scoiing kicker: When
a domino you play makes ihe dots in ihe
fiiur end stjuares total a mulli[)le < if live,
you win ihal amount. And since doubles
are placed crosswise, t)oih of rheir
S(juares count, which means that you can
scoie up III ;l") points in a single play.
The Setup
Ihe while pan of the l)<iniin()es 128
screen is the playing area. A\ die holtom
of ihe screen are colored ari-as showing
vour o]}iions, die seorc and [he nunifier
ol dominoes left in the coinpiitei's hand
und in the "woodpile."
I'ladi ])layer starts the game with seven
dominoes; ihe ivmaining 14 comprise the
wood|)ile. Vour dominoes aie displayed ai
the hoitoiii of the playing field.
■fhe match begins atitomaiieally with
the highest double held by either filayer.
fmns alternate thereafter.
Youit Turn
When it's your ivini. selecl i'lay Draw
or I*iiss by pressing tlie SI'Ai'.t. ISAk lo liigh-
liglit the opiion voii want, then [iiess the
RhrnRN key When you I'lay, use the siivt :K
BAk and the kiVl t kN key to selecl ;l lUniii-
no and a localion.
If you can'i play, or if you want to build
u)) your hand in the hopes of scoring
fiig, select Draw. Mm may selecl I'assonly
when tlie woodpile is emptv and von
caift make a play.
fhe inaK h eontiiiues until one player
has no tloniinoes or both players fiuss,
1 hen the spois on each [ilaver's remain-
iiig dominoes are totaled. U'lioever has
tlie lowest loial leceives die difference
between the two, rounded down lo the
nearesi tmiliiple of live — so be cafeill
Vi'hen drawing 11 ir ihat high-storing play!
The dominoes are then shuffled and a
new maicii begins, 'fhe first ]>layei to
reach 200 poinis wins the game,
lype in Dominoes 128 fioui Listing 1,
using liCX's CMiecksum program on
page 61 lo caicli your typing errors. With
a little Inik and a lol of skill, you'll beat
the cotnpulei in no lime. K
Kitii I Vtiril M nil flirtrtmks U'thnkutit with
tkit U.S. wilil/i)y in K'limi, mhe)v lie uwh on
a hi'lirojiiiT simulnlin:
Listing 1. Dotninacs 1S8 pmgrBm. lAvailable on the Novcmber/DecembEr ReRUN disk, Tn order, call 800-343-0728.1
5 TRAP 'itH :REM+1 33
1^ l=RIMT"(SilFT CLR)"!POKE24a,12
8:FAST:COLOR0,2;COLOR1 ,1 :COL
OR4,6 :REM*81
20 DIM D(29) ,DC(21 ) ,DP(21 ) :X=RN
D(-TI) :SN=9000:GOSUB1700
:REM*23
30 GRAPH1C2,1 ,22 :B0X1 ,5,5,16,1 6
,,1 :BDX1 ,22,7,29,14:DRAW1 ,22
,7T029,14 :REM*13 3
40 DRAW! ,29,7T022,14:BSHAPESPS,
20,5,43,25:SPHSAVSPS,2:SSHAP
EELS, 32, 5, 43, 28 :REM+21 3
50 SSHAPE DT$, 2, 2, 3, 3: BOX! ,5-], 5
,56,10, ,1 :DRAW1 ,52,1 1T055,1 4
T059,1 1T052,n ;REM*209
60 PAIMT1 ,SS,12:SSHAPESP$,50,5,
73,25 :3PRSAVSP$,1 :R!:M + 37
70 Z = 0:GOSl]B1240:GSi!APEUT$, 10,1
!S!K = 1 :GOSUB1240 :REM*136
80 GOStJB1250:Z = 3:GOSUBl 240:GOSU
B1250:Z=5:GOSUB1 2 40:GOSUB127
: REM* 52
90 GOSUB1250:Z=2:GOSOB1240:GOSU
B12G0;Z=4:GOSUB1240 :REH*224
100 GSIIAPE DTS,6,10:GS(tAPE DTS ,
1 4,10:Z=6:GOSUB124 0:GOSUB12
70 :REM*200
110 F0RX=6T01 4£TEP4:GSMAPE DT$ ,
X,fi:GSHAPE DT$,X,14:NEXT:Z=
7:GOSUB1240 :REM*59
120 SCNCLR:SLOW ;REM*99
130 PRINT" {CTRL 9 ) ( CTRL 7) {19 S
PACES) {CTRL 31(3 SPACES ) SCO
RE{3 SPACES) {CTRL 8) DOMINO
ES " :REM*210
140 PR I NT" (CTRL 9HCTRL 7) (19 S
PACES) (CTRL 3) YOU (7 SPACES
XCTRL 8) C0MP{3 SPACES)? "
:REM*245
150 PR1MT"(CTRL 9) {CTRL 7} (19 S
PACES) (CTRL 3) COMP{6 SPACE
s){CTHL 81 PILE {2 SPACES) 14
'•:GOSUBl 380iGOSUB1400
:REM*185
1S0 X = 1 :FORU = 1TO7:GOS[JB1470;GOS
UBl 4 90:.X = X + 14:NEXT:GOSUB1 3 6
:REM*92
170 GOSUBl 590: PRINT" {CHSR DN){C
TRL 9) {CTRL 7) HIGH DOUBLE
PLAYS" :SLEEP1 :REI^*120
RKN it right: C-128 (in 40-Coliimii mode)
NOVRMEIKM/UECEMIiKK 1991 ■ R t S 41
18(1 F0RX=1T07:U = X:G0SUB1 470:W=Y
:V=Z -0051101480 :REM*195
190 IFW=VANDF1 <WTHEfJF1 =W:F2=X
:REM*122
200 IFY = ZAfJDF3(VTHENF3 = Y:F4=X
!REM*134
210 NEXT :REM*85
22 IFF1 =0ANDi-'3 = 0'rilEND(14)=DC(7
):F3=6:F4=7 :REM*30
230 IFF3>F1THEK290 :REM*241
240 )( = F1 :G0SUB1 320:GSHAPEBLS,85
,1 52:IFF2=7THEN260 :REM*169
250 X=F2*1 4-1 3:U=7:GOSUB1470:GO
SUB1490 :EEM*58
260 DP{F2)=DP(DP) :DP»DP-1 :PT=1
:REM*122
270 IFFl =5THENSP=10:GOSUB1370:G
OSUB1380 :REM*1
280 X=F1:GOTO310 :REM»82
290 X=F3:G0SUB1 320:DC(F4)=DC[DC
) :DC=DC-1 :PT=2:G0SUB1 450
:REH*213
300 IFF3=5THENSP=1 0:GOSUB1370:G
OSUB1400 :REM+15 3
310 EP=1 :F0RU«1T04;EP(U)=X:NEXT
:SP(2)=2*X :REM*108
320 IFTP>1 99ORTO199THEN1060
:REM*94
330 IFDP=0ORDC=0ORPS = 2THENn20
:REH*73
340 IFPT=1THENPT=2:GOTO720
:REM*64
350 PT=1 :G0SUB1 590:PRINT"{CTRL
9} (CTRL 7X3 SPACES) SELECT
OPTION {3 SPACES) ":G0SUB1 560
:REM*187
360 PRINT'MCTRL 9) {2 SPACEs)PLA
Y{2 SPACEs)DRAW{2 SPACEslPA
SS ";MC=1 :C=2;G0SUB1 300
:REM*138
370 GETA$:IFA$3""THEN370:REM*20
380 IFA$=CHR$( 1 3)THENONMCGOT043
0,670,700 :REM*137
390 IFAJ<>CHR$(32)THEN370
:REM*208
400 G0SUB1 590:GOSUB1310:MC=MC+1
:C=C+6 :REM*228
410 IFMC>3THENMC=1 :C=2 :REM*21 2
420 GOSUB1300:GOTO370 :REM*81
430 G0SUB1 590:PRIKT"{CTRL 9){CT
RL 7)(3 SPACEs)SELECT DOMIN
0{3 SPACES)" :G0SUB1 56 0;GOSU
B1570:X=26:CX=1 :REM+160
440 MOVSPR1 ,X,190:SPR1TE1 ,1 ,3
:REM*219
450 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN450:REM*e6
460 IFA$ = CHR$(1 3)THENSPRITE1 ,0:
GOTO510 ;REM*207
470 IFAJ="X"THENSPRITE1 ,0:GOTO3
50 :REM-5a
480 IFAS<>CHRS(32)TKEN450
:REM*29
Strategy and luck pay off in this C-1E3
version of cfie classic game Dominoes.
490 CX=CX*1 :IFCX>DPTHENCX=1 :X=2
6:GOTO440 ;REH*146
500 X=X+14:GOTO440 :REM*66
510 X=l :GOSUB1S90;PRINT"<CTRL 9
){CTRL 7) {4 SPACES) SELECT P
LACE{3 SPACES) " :G0SUB1 560:G
OSUB1570 :REH*253
5 20 MOVSPR2,EX(,X> + 25,EY[X)+50:S
PRITE2,1 ,3 :REH*126
530 GETA$:IFAS=""THEN530
:REM*1 52
540 1FAS=CIIRS(1 3 )THENSPRITE2 , :
GOTO590 :REM*197
550 IFA$="X"THENSPRITE2,0:GOTO4
30 :REM*99
560 IFAS<:>CHRS(32)THErJ530
:REM+1 6 3
570 X = X + 1 :IFX>EPTHENX = 1 :REM*243
580 GOTQ520 :REH*1 37
590 U = CX;GOSOB1 470:IFYOEP(X)AN
DZi 5EP(X)THENG0SUB1 4 20:C = 0:
GOTO510 :REM*133
600 GOSUBl 500:ON£D(X)GOSUB1750,
1880,2030,21 80 :PS=0:REM*1 69
610 X=CX*1 4-13:V=DP*14-1 3:GSHAP
EBLS , V , 1 52 : G0SUB1 6 1
:REM*185
620 IFDP=CXTHEN640 :REM*159
630 U=DP:GOSUB1470:GOSUB1490
:REM*17
640 DP(CX)=DP1DP) :DP=DP-1
:REM*135
650 IFSP/5<>INT(SP/5)Tt!ENSP=0:G
OTD320 :REM*209
660 GOSOB13 70:GOSUB1 380:GOTO320
:REM*50
670 IFN=0THENGOSUB1420:GOTO350
:REM*216
680 G0SUB1 280:DP=DP+1 :DP(DP)=D(
Z) :GOSUB1290:GOSUB1 430
:REM+236
690 X=DP*1 4-1 3:U=DP:G0SUB1 470:G
0SUB1 4 90:GOTO3 50 :REH*193
700 IFN>0THENGOSUB1420:GOTO350
:REM*50
710 PS=PS+1 :GOTO320 :REM*18
720 GOSUBI 5B0:GOSUB1 590 : PRINT" !
CTRL 9)1CTRL 7) COMP TAKING
TURN {2 SPACES)" :REM*238
=U:T2=T
:REH*205
:REH*228
:REM*0
730 SLEEPl :GOSUB1610:T1=SP:SP=0
:GOSUB1360:TY=0;TZ=0:REM*8
740 FORX=1TODC:U=X:GOSUB1480:GO
SUB1520 :REM*234
750 F0RU=1T0EP;T2=T1-SP(UI
:REM*229
IFY<>EP(U)ANDZ<>EP(U)THEN87
: REM* 4 4
770 IFY=EP(U)THENF1=X:U1
2 + Z
IFDB=1THENT2=T2+Y:GOTO800
:REM*229
790 IFZ=EP(U)THENF2=X:U2=U:T2=T
2 + Y
IFF1 OXTHEN830
810 IFT2/5=INT(T2/5)THENV=T2:EL
SE830 :REM*255
IFTY<VTHENTY=V:F3=X:U3=U
:REM*42
IFF2OXTHEN870 :REH*75
iPT2/5=INT{T2/5)THENK=T2;EL
SE860 :REM*111
850 IFTZ<WTHENTZ=W:F4=X:U4=U
:REM*129
860 IFTY>-TZTHENTZ=0:ELEETY=0
:REM*108
87 W=0:V=0:NEXTU,X:T2=0
:REM*1 17
IFTY>0THENU=F3
OTO1020
IFTZ>0THENU=F4 :X=U4
OTOl 020
IFFl 50THENU=F1
830
840
880
890
900
:X=ui
U3:SP=TY:G
:REM*4
SP=TZ:G
REM*2 01
GOTO102
:REM*132
910 IFF2>0THENU=F2:X=U2:GOTO102
:REM«190
920 IFN=0THENGOSUB1 590 : PRINT" {C
RSR DNHCTRL 9) {CTRL 7){7 S
paces) PASS (8 SPACES) ":GOSUB
1600:SLEEP1 :PS=PS+1 :GOTO320
:REM*2
930 GOSUBl 590:PRINT"tCRSR DN)(C
TRL 9) (CTRL 7) {7 SPACES )DRA
H(7 SPACES )":G0SUB1 600: SLEE
PI :REM*133
940 GOSUB1280:DC=DC+1 :DC(DC)=D(
Z):GOSOB1290:GOSUB1430
:REM»1 72
950 U=DC:G0SUB1 480:01 =0:FORU= IT
OEP :REM*181
960 IFY = EP{LI)0RZ = EP(U)T!!ENU1=U
:REM*98
970 NEXT:IFU1=0THENGOSUB14 50:GO
TO920 :REM*236
980 X=U1 :U=DC:IFV=ZTHENT2=T1 -SP
(XJ+2+Y:GOTO1010 :REM*100
990 IFY=EP(X)THENT2=T1+Z-SP(X) :
GOTO1010 :REM*64
1000 T2=T1+Y-SP(X) :REM*148
1010 rFT2/5=INT(T2/5)THENSP=T2
:REM*99
1020 GOSUB1590:PRINT"(CRSR DN ) (
CTRL 9) (CTRL 7) (7 SPACES )P
LAY(8 SPACEs)":GOSUB1600:S
LEEP1 :REM*215
1030 G0SUB1 480:PS=0:GOSUB1500:O
NED(X)G0SUB1 750,1 880,2030,
2180 :REM*123
1040 DC(U)=DC(DC);DC=DC-1 :GOSUB
14 50:IFSP=0THEN320:REM*125
1050 G0SUB1 370:GOSUB1400:GOTO32
:REM*112
42 RUN- NQVKMHKR'DFC.KMUER lUUI
DOMINOES
1060
1070
10B0
1090
1 100
1110
1120
1130
1140
1150
1 160
1170
1 180
1 190
1200
1210
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1 300
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1 340
1350
1360
1FTP>TCTHENA$="{2 SPACEs)Y
OU WIN{2 SPACES) ":GOT01 080
:REH*98
AJ^" COMP WINS " :REM+244
GOSUDl 5a0:GOSUBl 590: PRINT"
(CTRL 9 H CTRL 7) (5 SPACES )
GAME OVER {5 SPACES }": PRINT
"{CTRL 9) {4 SPACES) "AS :SLE
EP2 :REM*ie6
PRINT" {4 SPACES) HIT ANY KE
Y{1 SPACES}" :REM*226
GETAS : IFA$=""THEN1 100
:REH*93
SCNCLR : GRAPHIC0 ; P0KE2 48,0:
END :REM*177
GOSUBl 580 :G0SUB1 590 ; PRINT"
{CTRL 9} (CTRL 7) (4 SPACEs)
MATCH OVER (5 SPACEs) ": SLEE
P2 :REM*166
V=0:X=0:SV=0:SX=0 :REM*250
IFDP=:0THEN1 160 :REM*170
F0RU = 1TODP:GOSUB1 470:X = X + Y
tZ:NEXT:SX = I[JT(X/5)*5
:REM*1 42
IFDC=0THENna0 :REM*16 9
FORU=1TODC: GOSUBl 480:V=V+Y
*Z:NEXT:SV=INT(V/5}»5
:REM«1 12
!FX=VTHEN1 210 :HEM*e6
IFV>XTIiENSP=SV-SX:A$ = "YOU
SCORE"+STR${SP) :GOSUB1380:
GOTO1210 : REM* 5 a
SP=SX-SV:A$="COMP SCORES"+
STR$(SP) : GOSUBl 400 :REM+74
GOSUBl 590: PRINT" {CRSR DN)(
CTRL 9) (CTRL 7) (3 SPACEs) {
CTRL 0)"AS:SLEEP2 :REM*92
IFT01 990RTP>1 99T11EN1060
:REM*1
FORX=1TO4:SP(X)=0:MEXT:RES
TORE: SCNCLR: GOSUBl 700 :G0TO
130 :REM*230
SSHAPEDMS ( E I , 5 , 5 , 1 e , 1 6 : RET
URN :REM*97
GSHAPEDTS,6,6:GSHAPEDT$,1 4
,H:RETURN :REM*39
GSHAPEDTS ,14,6: GSIIAPEDTS , 6
,14: RETURN : REM* 3 2
SCNCLR:GS!IAPEDH$(0) ,5, 5: RE
TURN :REM*1 43
Z = 1NT(RND(1 )*K)+1 :N = N-1 :RE
TURN :REM*187
F0RY=ZTON:D(Y)=D(y+l ) :NEXT
Y: RETURN :REM*2 41
GOSUBl 590: PRINT" (2 CRSR DN
SXCTRL 7)"TAB(C)M$(MC) :RE
TURN :REM+224
PRINT"{CTRL 9} (2 CRSR DNs)
(CTRL 7)"TAB(C)MS(MC) :RETU
RfJ :REM*62
GSHAPEDMStX) ,1 52 , 64 : GSHAPE
DM$(X) ,152,76: RETURN
:REM'^21
1370
1380
1390
1400
1410
1 420
1430
1440
14 50
1 460
1 470
1 480
1 490
1500
1510
1520
1530
1540
1550
1560
IFY=6TnENY=7
IFZ=5THENZ=7
RETURN
F1=0:F2=0:F3=
: REM* 89
:REM*75
:REM*209
:F4=0: RETURN
1 570
1530
1590
1600
1610
1620
1630
1640
1650
1660
1670
1680
1690
1 700
1 710
: REM* 81
GOSUBl 580 sGOSUBl 590 : PRINT"
{CTRL 7) {CRSR DN){CTRL 9){
2 SPACES) (CTRL 0) PLAY SCO
RES"SP:SLEEP2: RETURN
:REM*236
TP=TP+SP; C=2 9-LEN ( STR$ { TP )
}:GOSUB1590 :REH*1 1 9
SP=0: PRINT" f CRSR DN){CTRL
9) {CTRL 3)"TAB(C)TP:HETURN
:REM*151
TC=TC+SP:C=29-LEN{STRS(TC)
):GOSUB1590 tREM*35
SP = 0:PRINT"(2 CRSR DNsXCT
HL 9 1 {CTRL 3)"TAB(C)TC:RET
URN :REM+1
GOSUBl 580 : GOSUBl 590 : PRINT"
(CTRL 9) {CRSR DN){CTRL 7)
(CTRL 0) IMCORRECT PLAY ":
SN=2000: GOSUBl 600 : SLEEP2 : R
ETURN :REM*210
GOSUBl 5 90 : IFN > 9THENC = 3 6 : EL
SEC=37 :REM*221
PRINT"(2 CRSR DNs){CTRL 8)
(CTRL 9)"TAB[C)N:RETURN
:REM*152
GOSUBl 590 ; IFDO 9THEKC=36 : E
LSEC=37 :REM*154
PRINT" (CRSR DN){CTRL 8 } ( CT
RL 9)"TAB{C)DC!RETURN
:F;EM*246
Y=INT(DP(U)/10):K=DP(U)-Y*
10:HETURN :REM*48
Y=IMT(DC[U)/10) :Z=DC(U1-Y*
10:RETURK :REM*2 5 3
GSHAPEDMS(Y) , X , 1 52 :GSHAPED
MS(Z) ,X,164:RETURN:REM*197
IFEP=1 THENEP=2:G0T01 520
:REM*108
IFEP=;2ANDX = 2THENEP = 4
:REM+146
IFY = ZTHENDB = 1 :ELSEDB=0
:REM*41
RETURN :REM*142
IFDB(X)=1THENDB(X)=0
:REM*1 92
RETURN :REM*154
PRINT" (CTRL 9) USE SPACE S
RETURN ":RETURN :REM*73
PRINT"(CTRL 9) {3 SPACEs)HI
T X TO EXIT{3 SPACES)" :RET
URN :REM*92
GOSUBl 590 :F0RB=1 T03 : PRINT"
(CTRL 9) {CTRL 7) (19 SPACES
)":NEXT:RETURN :REM*111
P0KE2 3 5,21 : PRINT; RETURN
:REM*151
S0UND1 ,SN,T0:SN=9000:RETUH
N :REM+238
IFEP=4TI1EN1630 :REM*161
SP=SP{1 )+SP(2) :RETURN
:REM*1 13
IFEY(4)>91THENSJ=1 :REM*155
IFEY( 3 ) < 60ANDSJ = 1 THENSJ = 2
: REM* 71
IFSJ=2TUENSP=SP(1 )+SP(2)+S
P(3)+SP(4 ):RETURN :REM*228
IFSJ = 10REY(3 J<60THEN1680
:REH*21
SP=SP(1 )+SP(2) :RETURN
!REM*191
IFSJ=0THENSP=SP(1 )+SP(2)+S
P(3):RETURN :REM*21
SP=SP(1 )+SP(2)+SP(4) ;RETUR
N :REM*24e
N- = 28:DP = 7:DC = 7:PS =
:REM*2ia
FORX=1T028:READD(X) :NEXT:F
0RX=1T03:READMS(X):NEXT
:REM*69
1720 FORX=1TO7:GOSUB12e0:DP(X)-
D(Z) :G0SUB1 290:GOSUB1 280;D
C(X>=D(Z) :REM*215
1730 GOSUBl 290:NEXTX :REM*212
1740 F0RX=1T04:READEX(X>,EV(X) ,
ED(X) :NEXT:RETURN :REM*16
1750 IFDB=1THENEP(X)=V:SP(X)=2*
¥:GOTO1830 :REH*15
17 60 GOSUBl 540: IFY=EP(X(THENEP(
X)=Z:SP(X)«.2:GOTO1800
: REM* 3 8
1770 EP(X)=Y:SP{X)=Y:GOSUB1330:
GSHAPEDM$(¥) ,EX(X) ,EY(X)
:REM*195
1780 GSHAPEDMS[Z) ,EXIX)+12,EY{X
) :IFDB=1THENSP(X)=SP(X)+Y
:REM*165
1790 GOTO1810 :REM*79
1800 GOSUBl 330:GSHAPEDM$tZ) ,EX{
X ) , EY ( X ) : GSHAPEDMS ( Y ) , EX ( X
)+12,EY(X) :REM*13
1810 IFEX[X)-25<27THENEX(X)=EX(
X)-1 3;ED(X)=4:DB(X)=1 :RETO
RN :REM*219
1820 EX(X)=EX(X)-25;RETURK
:REM*233
1830 IFDB(X)=1THENDB{X)=0:GOTO1
770 :REM*n2
1840 GSHAPEDMS(Y),EX(X)+12,EY(X
)-6:GSIJAPEDM$(Y),EX{X) + 12,
EY(X)+6 tREM*222
1850 IFEX(X)-1 3<27THENEX(X)=EX(
X}+12:EY(X)=EY(X)+19:ED(X)
=4:RETURN :REM*141
1860 EX(X)=EX(X)-13:RETURN'
:REM*234
1870 EX(X)=EX(X)-6:EY(X)=EY(X)-
13:RETURN :REM*189
1880 IFDB=1THENEP(X)=Y:SP[X)=2*
Y; GOTO! 9 70 :REM*57
1890 GOSUBl 540: IFY=EP(X>THENEP(
X)=Z:SP(X)=3;G0T01 930
:REM*215
1 900 EP(X)=y:SP(X)=Y:GOSUB1330:
GSHAPEDMS(Z) ,EX(X) ,EY(X)
:REM*33
1910 GSHAPEDMS( Y) ,EX(XK12,EY(X
) :IFDB=1THEHSP{X)=SP(X)+Y
:REM*54
1920 GOT01 940 :REM*220
1930 GOSUBl 330:GSHAPEDM$(Y) ,EX{
X ) , EY ( X ) : GSHAPEDMS ( Z ) , EX ( X
)+12,EY(X) :REM*163
1940 IFX=1THENA=102:ELSEA=270
:REM*176
1950 IFEX{X)+25>AT!iENEX{X)=EX(X
) +2 5 : EY { X ) = EY ( X ) - 1 2 ; ED ( X ) =
3:DB(X)=1 : RETURN :REM*1 14
1960 EX(X)=EX(X)+25;RETURN
:REM*1 10
1970 IFDB(X>=1THENDB(X)=0:GOTO1
900 :REM*17
1980 GSHAPEDM${y) ,EX{X),EY(X)-6
: GSHAPEDMS ( Y ) , EX ( X ) , E Y ( X ) +
6 :REM+160
Contmued on p. 59.
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Jofn Larry, Moe, and
Curly in their zany
plight to save an old
lady and her three
beautiful daughters
from the grips of an
evil banker. You'll love
the digitized voices
and sound effects,
; stellar graphics and
superb animation, as
your joystick manuevers the Stooges through
irresistible slapstick fun.
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Rocket Ranger
Don your rocket pack
and take to the skies to
bring back all the thrills
and action of the classic
sd-li. rock 'em-sock'em
1 940's serials. Includes
a secret decoder wheel
to help you change
history and save
mankind,
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Become a one-person
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shields, and a }et power
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Total Eclipse
Feel like you are travelling
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in this 3-D graphics adven-
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treasures and more in this
arcade action race against
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Have you got what it takes
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< Realistic sound effects
• Lifelike animation
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Grand Slam Baseball is
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• Realistic sound effects
• Two- or one-player modes #GSB
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They've taken the most
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Chompl
You're just a lowly goldfish,
but what adventures you'll
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characters you'll encounter
In the fish tanks makes for
amusing fun, but also a
great challenge. This fast-
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effects. Simply put. It's a great gamel Fun for
all ages! #CMP
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*Ultra Hi- Res Graphics. *Autoboot
Maker.
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on a monthly
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Enhancement. C-64
adaption of Breakout.
*C-128 variation of
Tetris.
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Super Character Editor. 'Indexer.
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Label Maker. Arithme-
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Command Center. Convert your
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128 Mode
Let's face it, remembering deiails for a composite
drawing is lough. How well can you do?
By MARK JORDAN
H.WE vol' t:Vi:R wdndcatl lunv j;.ii)ci
j'oii't! be ai hd[)iiiK ilie pulitc tonsiiuct
a composiie ciiawinjr? You know, the
kiiui poller nitisis l);isc on a viciim's
DU'iiioiy <)[ ititlividiial [larls ui ;i i liini-
tral's liuc. Would vfiii havcciioiigh viMial
luumorv lo i r^, "\<.'n. dial's llic dum'. I'lii
.S7(((' oCiil"
I woiitdn'l. C;om[Misite-Maii, dif pm-
grain in Listing I, has proven that lo me
many times, l)iit it's I'lm in ing anyway. In
fact, Cotnposiif-Man miglit i)c described
as a gamc^one tliai ;iil ineni[)ers ol the
lanrily, licini the smallesl tyke lo I lie old-
est eiioi, u'ill enjoy. Il also eonid i)e la-
beled a self-help [)iiograin, hei anse it eei-
taiiily will impmvc yom' obsei'vadon
skills.
No Tiiiiiier wliai yon call it, the pro-
gram won't mean a ihing until yon type
it in, Natnrally, yniril want to use fi('A"s
(;hecksnni ]n'ojrtam on [jaj^e (H to gel
the code right, and \iiu'll want lo save it
before running it die liist time. C.el dial
done and you're leaciy to iiiul mn how
obsenatn yon are,
A Nose Is a Nose...
Ilie pnjgram begins with a slight de-
lay (about eighi seconds) wliilc it con-
verts Data stateiTienis into facial featuirs:
eyes, noses, ears, and so forth. Ihai
done, it displays a face. Look carefnl-
ly- — \'ou have only fom- seconds to lake il
in! Then the reconstruction process he-
i;ilis.
fiisi {iiine tile eyes — sis setsol lliem.
(I I mm. were his eyes narrow and sliity or
big and brighl?) Next comes the hair...
or hat. (Now isn't that strange: I can't
even remember if I saw hair or a hat.)
.And knowing which hat he wore isn't
enough, yon must also recall its color.
Ihe job gets liarder. Yon must choose
nuislai lies or eyeglasses, no.ses and ears,
and finallv the shape of the fellow's face.
Light choices are required to make your
C-128 do a composite drawing of the
face you saw so briefly.
Facing the Facts
Once you've finished selecting fea-
iiires, sit back and waieh the computer
draw the composite and original faces
side-bv-side. At this point you'll see yonr
mistakes, but the piTOgram won't lei you
off that easv. It will also create a bar
graph that charts yom- success in dnee
categories: .icciiracT, s]>eed, ami a com-
binaiion oi'ihc two.
Ihe a(iur:icv score is b;ised on the
number of (i inert selections yon made;
gel all eight features right ;uul you'll
scoie 100 percent here, fhe speed score
is based on both how long you look to
make your seledions and how long you
viewed the original face. Alter each
round, you can change the view time to
iinywbeie from iwolo nine seeoiuls. {'Lhe
defaull is four.) Your final score is a com-
bination of 70 percent accuracy and .'50
percent speed. Not only will the bar
graph rep<n I the results of your latest
round, il will ;ilso draw hollow bars rep-
resenting yom best .scores.
1 think Cumposite-Miin is bin, and so
does my enure family. It h:ts (sadly) re-
vealed that some people are more obser-
vant than oilieis. 1 diink kids h;ive;tn ad-
vant;ige: flieir bi.iins aren't cluttered
with a lifetime of faces. But I'm getting
belter, fry (ioin])osite-M;in and see what
you think. I hope you never need lo re-
i leale a mugger's face, bui, if yon do,
you'll be able to shout wiih convieiion,
"Yes! Tlial's the ear. I'm sutr niit." S!
i\t<irk Jimltnt iy mie iij [WS.'\ favoritf
ikulh, regularly ttncovfriiig ncul idecufw
Ike C-128.
Listing 1, Compositn-MBn program. (Also auHllBble on tlis November/HecBinber ReRUN disk. To order, call 800-343-0788,1
10 FAST:C0L0R4,1 iGRAPHICI ,1
:REM*1 75
20 SSHAPE ER$,0,S),23,20:REM*183
30 FORSP=1T06:UliAD PA$(SP),C(SP
) :REM*46
40 FORT=1TO6:A$(SP,T)=ER$:I=0
:REM*178
50 do:readd:ifd<0 thenexit
:be:m*81
60 I=il + 1 :MID$(AS(SP,T),I,1 )=CHR
${D) :REM*105
70 LOOP :REM*51
80 IFD=-ZTHEN READ X,Y:ELSE X=A
{SP,T-1 ,0):Y=A<SP,T-1 ,1 )
:REt4*9
90 A(SP,T,0)=X:A(SP,T,1 )=Y
: REM* 4 6
100 NEXT:NEXT :REM*226
110 SEC=4:LCS=CHRS(14J :REM*236
120 GOSUB200 :REM»187
130 GOSUB250 :REM*203
140 GOSUB6 30
1 50 GOSUBB50
160 IESES<>"Q"THEN120
170 GRAPliIC0,1 : PRINT"
1 a0 CnAR,a,4,"(SHFT W
ATCHING YOU. . ."
190 DO: LOOP
2 00 FAST:GRAPHIC2,1 ,1
210 PRINTLC$:POKE247,
0,10,39,24
220 G0SUB1 120
2 30 SLOW
240 RETURN
2 50 C0L0R1 ,16:CHAR,5,
FT 0}BSERVE THIS
LY..."
260 V=53248:POKSV+21 ,
270 SLEEP SEC
280 PQKEV+21 ,0!SCNCLR
RUN it right: C- 128
:REM*220
290
:REM*247
300
:REM*250
310
(2 HOMES)
:REM*19
)E'LL BE W
:REM*96
320
:REM*229
:REM+134
330
128:WINDOV,'
340
:REM*234
350
:REM*18
360
:REM*50
:REM*127
370
7,LC$+"{SH
FACE CLOSE
380
:REM*S
127
390
: REM*! 65
:REM*1Z3
:REM*116
400
TI$="000000" :REM*31
F0RT=1T06 :REM*174
PRINT"(SUFT CLR)(COMD BKSH
FT WIHAT KIND OF "PA${T)" D
ID THE MAN HAVE7{CRSR DN)"
: REM* 50
Ci1AR,14,0,CimS(14) + " (SilFT
P]RESS 1-6 ",1 :REM*244
C=9:IFT<3 THEN C=2 :REM*9
11=6 :REM*2 4
F0RI=1T06 : REM* 20 2
CHAR, 2 3,0, RIGHTS (STR$( II) ,1
),1 ;REM*137
CHAR, 1*5+1 ,3,STR${I)
:REM*1 46
XX=32:IFT=6THENXX=20:IFI>3T
HEMXX=-70:II=3 :REM*193
SPRSAV AS(T, I) , I:.WVSPRI,I*
40+XX,100:SPRITEI,1 ,C
:REM*90
NEXT ; HEM* 16
SOU t N ■MlViMBncniCI.MllIR l!»'.»l
410
420
430
440
450
450
470
480
490
500
510
520
530
540
550
560
570
580
590
600
G10
620
630
640
650
660
670
580
690
700
710
720
730
740
7S0
760
770
780
810
820
K3T;GOSUB460
IFT=2THENGOSUB5
NEXT
GOSUB530
RETURN
GETKEYKS
IFE<1 OR
5 REM* 4 4
:REM*249
:REM*50
:REM*1 2
:REM+82
E=VAL{KS) :REH*127
E>iITHEN460:REM+98
PP(K)=E:POKE208,0 :REH*242
RETURN :REM*122
print'Mshft CLRHSHFT W}HAT
COLOR WAS IT? (CTRL 91{CTR
L 2} 1 {CTRL 3} 2 {CTRL 5)
3 {CTRL 8) 4 {COMD 2) 5 {CO
MD 8) 6 [COMD 8)" :REH*1 1 2
K=0:GOSUB460 ;REM*20
RETURN : REM* 148
POKEV+21,0 : REM* 97
CHAR, 23,0, "6", 1 :REM*n2
PRIHT"{SHFT CLR){SiIFT V.')HAT
SHAPE WAS HIS FACE?"
:HEM*1 97
COL0R1 ,9 :REM+229
F0RT=1T06 : REM*! 91
CIRCLE) ,T*40 + 20,40, 16, 17,50
,310,,T*104l5 :REM*ia7
NEXT :REM*210
Il = 6:K = 7:GOSUn46tt :REM*69
TM=VAL(TI$) :REM*197
RETURN :REM*248
GRAPHIC1 ,1 :C=2 :REM*46
F0RT=1TO6 :REM*241
X=A(T,PP(T) ,0)+95:Y=A(T,PP(
T),1)+54 :REM*35
YY=A(T,R(T),1 )+54 :REM*30
IFTOTHENBEGIN :REM*133
C=2:CC=2:IFT=2T1IENC=C{PP(0)
) :CC=CY :REM*49
SPRSAV AS(T,PP(T) J,T:SPRSAV
AS(T,R{T) ),T+2 :REM*63
MOVSPRT,X+24,Y+50:MOVSPRT+2
,X+124,Y+50 :REM*9
SPRITET,1 ,C:SPRITET+2,1 ,CC
;REM*145
GOTO770 :REM*41
BEND :REM*1 4
C0L0R1 ,9 :REM*144
GSHAPEA$(T,PP(T) ) ,X,y,2
:REM*144
GSHAPEA$(T,R{T) ) ,X+100,YY,2
:REK*21
NEXT :REM*135
GSHAPEA${6,PP(6)+3) ,X+48,Y,
2 :REM*196
GSHAPEAS(6,R(6)+3) ,X + 1 48, V,
2 :REM*236
CIRCLE1 ,107,61 ,16,17,50,310
, ,PP{7)+10+1 5 :REM*44
CIRCLE1 ,207,61 ,16,17,50,310
,,R(71*10+15 :REM*185
CHAR,9,3,LCS+"{SHFT C)OMP0S
ITE{5 SPACES} (SHFT A)CTUAL"
Hew much can you
remember? Composite-
Man is an addictive game
that will hone your powers
of afascrvation.
:REM*31 1110
830 COLORl ,6:B0X1 ,77,35,135,85: 1120
80X1,177,35,233,85 :REM*35 1130
840 POKE208,0 :REM*168
850 RETURN :REM*227 1140
860 GRAPHIC1 ;REH*1 52
8 70 CHAR, 2 9,1 1 , "-1 00" : CHAR, 29 , 1 1 150
7, "-50" :REM*7 1160
830 80X1,77,91,233,191 :REM*181
890 CHAR,10,24,LCS+"{SHFT A)CRC
Y(2 SPACEs)(SHFT S)PEED(2 S 1170
PACES) {SHFT S)CORE" :REM*35 1180
900 AC=0:FORT=0TO7:IFR(T)iPP(T) 1190
TiiENAC = AC+1 :REM*129
91 NEXT :REM*20 1200
920 B(1 )=AC/8:B(2)=6/TM:B{3>---B( 1210
1 )*.7 + B(2)/10 + 2/SE/5:REM*-19
930 X=84 :REM*208
940 FORT=1TO3:GOSUB970:NEXT 1220
:REM*189
950 GOSUB1070 :REM*6 1230
960 RETURN :REM*74
970 AA=INT(B(T)*100) :BQ=INT(TP{
T)*100) :REM+131 1240
980 XX=X + 31 :yY = 191-AA:2Z = 1 91 -BB 1250
tREM*ie0
990 SS=" ":IFAA>99THENSS="":IFA 1260
A>100THENYY=87 :REM*66
1000 IFBB)99T[!ENZZ = 91 :REM*19 1270
1010 IFB(T) >TP(T)THENTP(T)=B{T)
:ELSE B0X,X,191 ,XX,ZZ:CHAR 1280
,X/a+l ,ZZ/S+1 ,STR$(B8)
:REM*137 1290
1020 B0X,X,191 ,XX,YY, ,1 :REH*61
1030 AA$=MID$(SS+STR3(AA) ,2) 1300
: REM* 146
1040 CHAR,X/8+l ,23,AA$,1 :REM*76 1310
10S0 X=X+56 :REM*216
1060 RETURN :REM*1B2 1320
1070 CHAR,3,0,LC$+"{SHFT S}ET O
BSERVATIOfJ TIME (2-9 SECON
DS)" :REM*239 1330
1080 CHAR,12,1 ,LCS + "{Si)FT P}RES
S {SHFT Q) TO QUIT" 1340
:REM*247
1090 GETKEY SES : SE=VAL( SE$ ) 1350
:REM*229
1100 IFSE<2THENSE=4 :REM*169 1360
RETURN :REM*224
F0RSP=1T06 :REM*137
RR=6:IFSP=6THENRR=3
;REM*1 36
R=INT(RND(1 )*RR)+1 :R(SP)=R
:REM*182
C=9: IFSP=1 THENC=2 :REM*9
IFSP=2THEK R(0)=INT(RND(1 )
*5)+1 :C=C{R(0) ) :CY=C
:REM*1 48
SPRSAV AS(SP,R) ,SP:REM*182
SPRITE SP,0,C ;REM*35
MOVSPR SP,A(SP,R, 01+300, A(
SP,R,1 )+90 :REM*244
NEXT :REM*55
SPRSAV AS(6,R+3) ,7:M0VSPR
7 , RS PPOS ( 6 , ) + 4 8 , RSPPOS ( 6 ,
1 ) :SPRITE7, ,9 :REM*78
R(7)=INT(RND(1 j*6)+1
:REM*74
COLORl ,9:CIRCLE1 ,287,48, 16
,17,50,310, ,R(7)*10+15
:REM*245
RETUR^^ ;REM*99
DATA "EYES", 2, 3, 192, 60, 62,
131,232,12,128 :REM*121
DATA 200,7, ,112,-2,,
: REM* 17
DATA 31 ,195,248,13,129,176
,7, ,224,-1 :REM*e7
DATA 15,129,240,30,195,120
,15,129,240,-1 :REH*115
DATA 7, ,224,31 ,1 29,248,7,1
29,224,-1 :REM*225
DATA 64, ,2,32,129,4,31 , ,24
8,6, ,96,-1 :REM*1 38
DATA 6, ,96,14, ,1 12,-1
:REM*217
DATA "HAT/HAIR", 3, 21 3,85,8
5,213,85,85,170,170
:REM»153
DATA 171 ,21 3,85,85,176, ,3,
192 :REM*239
DATA ,1 ,128, ,1 ,-2, ,-10
:REM*2 4 4
DATA 15,255,240,127,255,25
4,255,193 :HEM*24 5
DATA 255,224, ,3,128, ,1 ,1 28 <
RUN it light: C- 128
NOVEMBER/BECLMUEK HWl ■ R U N" 51
12 8 MODE
,,1,-1 !REM*23 1510
1370 DATA 62, ,1 26,124, ,31 ,240,
:REM*53 1520
1380 DATA 7,192, ,3,192, ,3,1 28, ,
1,128, ,1,-1 :REM*3 1530
1390 DATA 1 5,239, ,125,101 ,1 92,2
47,119 :REM+84 1540
1400 DATA 96,222,247,175,234,17
0,176,7 :REM*152 1550
1410 DATA 255,252,3,255,255,-1
:REM*54 1560
1420 DATA ,126, ,,255, ,,255, ,,25
5, ,1,74, 128 :REH*198 1570
1430 DATA 1,255,128,255,255,255
,~1 :REM*206
1440 DATA ,126, ,3,255,192,15,25 1580
5,240,15 :REM*46
1450 DATA 255,240,213,85,86,255 1590
,255,255,223,255,247,-1
:REM+251 1600
1460 DATA "MUSTACHE (OR GLASSES
) ",4,96, ,6,1 44,8,9,1 92,28 1610
: REM* 19
1470 DATA 3,127,247,254,15,193, 1620
240,-2,(7 :HEM*235 1530
1480 DATA 7,255,1 92,28, ,1 12,48,
,24,-2, ,10 :REH*121 1 640
1490 DATA 2,170,128,5,85,64,6,1
70 :REM*3a 1650
1500 DATA 192,0, ,3 2,8, ,32,-1
:REM*152
DATA 255,255,255,48,24,12, 1660
40,60 :HEM*53
DATA 12,48,102,12,48,102,1 16 70
2, 31, 195, 248, -2, ,-1 :HCH*9B
DATA 31 ,195,248,32,36,4,32 1660
,60 :REM*130
DATA 4,32,36,4,31 ,195,248, 1690
-1 :REM*211
DATA 255,255,255,32, ,4,16,
24,8,8 :RCM*214 1700
DATA 3 6,16,4,66,32,3,129,1
92,-1 :REM»253
DATA "MOUTH", 6, 27, , ,127,19 1710
2, ,36,128, ,27,128,-2,6,12
:REM*176 1720
DATA 32, , ,31 ,128,-1
:REM*229 1730
DATA ,128, ,1 ,, ,1 4, , ,4B,-2,
6,11 :REM*160 1740
DATA 29,192, ,255,240, ,127,
224 :REM*170 1750
DATA ,34,32, ,34,32, ,30,224
,-1 :REM*14 1760
DATA 5, ,,31 ,128,-1 :REM*76 1770
DATA 29,192, ,63,224, ,127,2
24,, 240, 96 :REM*47 1780
DATA ,63,1 92, ,31 ,128,-1
:REM*142 1790
DATA "NOSE", 10, 2, , ,1 , , , ,12
8,, 48, 128, ,72, 64,, 64, 64,, 6 1800
3,128,-2,6,2 :REM*109
DATA 7, ,,15,128, ,15,192, ,3
1 ,192, ,22, 128,-1 :REM*99
DATA 5,,, 5,,, 8, 128,, 8, 128,
,9,,, 14,-1 :REM*240
DATA 2,,,1 ,,,17,,,33,,,33,
, ,17, , ,1 4,-1 :REM*159
DATA ,,,14, ,,15, ,,31 ,128,,
63,1 92, ,39,32, ,24,1 92,-1
:REM*83
DATA 6, ,,24, ,,32, ,,33, 64,,
32, 64, ,33, 128, ,30,-1
;RE^5*72
DATA "EARS" , 1 6 , , 7 , , , 1 2 , 1 28
,,8 : REM* 128
DATA 96, ,9, , ,12,12 8,
:REM+146
DATA 5,32, ,3,192, ,1 ,128,-2
,-22, :REM*62
DATA ,1 ,128, ,2,6 4, ,2
:REM*191
DATA 32,, 1 ,64, ,1 ,,,,160,,,
64,-1 :REM*159
DATA ,,,,3, 128,, 2 :REM*49
DATA 192, ,3,96, ,1 ,192,-1
: REM* 20 3
DATA 14,, ,19,,, 97,,, 9,,, 19
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I [you've heard of GEO S, but xvanl some answers before you lay out
the cash, read on! This column is for you.
By GERRY DESCOTEAUX
AN YON K VVrn [ A REPUTATION as a
GEOS cxt>t-'ii knows; Tlic questions nev-
er end! At user's groirp nieetitigs and
over ttu; netwoi ks. woiikl-lDe GliOS users
need atlvicc. Hfif ;ne answers to their
ten most pressiiij; questions:
1. What is GEOSl [lie word C.EOS is
an adoiiyin lor tht: tiraphical Environ-
ment Operating System produced by
Geo Works. It's ;) graphics-oriented sys-
tem, with an integieted series or;i]5])lira-
lions, iliat has icvoiutioni/ed Com-
modore H-hit computing.
C^oniing in versions lor the (> I and tile
12H. GKOS lias made it pracdcal for
Commodore users to perform tasks once
left to high-end machines, from word
processing to desktop pnhlisliiiig, GEOS
lets you aci-oni]jlish almost aiiydiingwith
your H-bit maehine.
2. h GEOS hard to leant? No! Thai's
the whole poini — CIEOS is easy to use
because ol its ronsisleni design. As soon
as you've mastered the convenient pull-
down nietnis and the shortcut com-
mands used coirsistemly throughout the
GEOSap|.ilications, you can have profes-
sional-ijuality <iui[>iii.
3. What's the advantage of using
GF.OS? [lie biggest ;tdvaniage is tlie
ability to share daia between applica-
tions. Eni instance, you can take geo-
WViie lexi anti a clipping fixim a geoCalc
spreadsheet and insert them into a geo-
Publish document that alieady contains
bit-mapped images from geol'iiim.
CleoGalc is a spreadslieel (nogram,
geiiWiile is a word piocessor and geo-
I'liblish is .1 desklo]) [publisher. Ck'ol'-aini
is a graphics progtam used to create and
edit images, or im[)orl ibem fiom other
tloimnodoie gra|)hi( s jirograms, such as
Doodle! and Newsroom.
4. What kind iif hardware uiilt I need
to run GEOS? (d'.O.S is a flexible pro-
gram, and works with a variety of hard-
ware setups. Von will need at least a
C-(i-1. one lall disk drive, a monitor
and a jovstii k ui mouse. But in all hon-
estv, with thisconligiir.ition lire ptogiaitr
will he very slow. GEOS niirs best from
a liAM exjjansion imit (REG), which
speeds up operations so they hap|)en al-
most instatrtly. I'd lecormnenti a large
airroirrrt of R.AM — .')12K or- rtrore — ancl a
1581 :V/2-irrcli disk drive for dala storage,
(Etrr nrore iiidiiination i>n UEGs, see
Maliohtr O'Brien's article ■'The .VliCs of
REL s" orr page 2'A.)
5. IVhat can I do ivith CEOS? .-Mniost
atty documeni yon might think of, from
tiie small and sim])!e to the large atrd
ctnnjjlex, can be ])r-odu(fd with yoitr
Gomnrodore ;rtrd GEOS, Eve used il to
make greeting carxis. geoWatch colmnirs,
and e\'en a full-blowtr maga/ine.
6. Will GEOS produce professional-
lookijig docnmetits? 11 le answer' is yes,
absokriely! With CiEOSarrcl a laser ])r int-
er voir can lurrr orri docinricrrls irrdisiiri-
gnisbahle fiorrr those created with airy
oilier corrrpiiter Ifyoii don't have a laser-
printer put your (iEOS docimrenis on
disk antl send thenr oui to a company
that does laser- printing. .Also, special
priirter drivers make it possible to create
exiellettt docirmetits everr orr a 9- or 24-
pirr dot-matrix [nititer
7. Where can I find answent for my
GEOS questions? Ik-sides rigbl Irete in
the lii'X geoWatch cohirtnr. there are
several soirrces of (iEO.S information.
GeoWorks' Gtrstorrrer SeiTice carr answer
any tjiiesiions. \oir (an lositact them at
2lhnSh,rttuck.'\ve., Heikeley. GA DlTlll;
41, '")-(>-!■! -09211.
If you have a nidderir arrd belong ro
QiranlmirLink, the Gormnodoie-specilic
online network, andlbersouixx' of expert
information is available to you. In the
Software Showcase area, you'll fmd die
CiEOS Arena, where voir (air ger answers
to (juestiorrs from the onlirre C iEOS rep-
resentatives ("geoReps"). Irr addilion,
there are foniins. Inrlletin Ixjards (hoik
bill of information and tliou.sands of fel-
low CEOS users to hel|} yon.
8. Where can I get GEOS and what
does it cost? 1 here are several jjlaces to
l)uv t.EOS piodiKis. .Among them are
your- local software on I lets, the mail-or-
der companies that advertise here in
RUN, and the orrline shopping irelwork
in "f he Mall on Q-Eink. Vou can also [)ur--
chase (.lirectly from the nramifactnr'er by
writiirg to the (ieoWoiks Order Process-
ing C;eirter-, 5:1:54 Sterling tx-rrter Drive,
Wesllake Village, CA 'JElfil. or- (ailing
a( H)-7 72-000 Ee.xt. 1012.
1 he basic GEOS operating system is
priced at less than S50. .Additional
GEOS applications are even less, and
bargains can be found dri-ongh many
rnail-oi-dcr houses. As always, it's best to
shop arourrd,
9. Is there much third -/tarty support
for GEOS? .Again a ri-smnrdiiig yes!
Many haidwaic nrarmlactiirers design
their products speciltiaily to work with
(iEOS. Frx)rn expairsiorr boards to print-
ers, GEOS is well supporied, Elrere are
also nunierxms ihird-par-ty sources of
(iEOS-compatible software, including
RUM, who has put out sever-a! disks of"
productivity applicalioirs for' (tEOS — -
GEOS Power ['aks I arrd II and the
GEOS Companion. .Also, irr the Softwatx-
Showcase/GEOS Arena on Q-Eirrk yorr'll
discover thoirsands of (iEOS progrartrs
written by iellow (^-Einkers.
10. If7ia( GEOS questions haven't been
answered here? Tlieie are many ([iies-
tions still to answer:
iVill Gi'oWorh i\<er release tin SO-aihtmn
i;i'ftPnli!ish ? No.
limt'dd I find Old ij their tin- iini' Vl^l^i(lll^
tifntf GEOS pmgrams avnilabkl' Write lo
GeoWorks,
Are lime heller programs atmihhie jm thf
C-64/128lluin GEOS? No.
Cfin I use other Hasit: progrtuiis v'ilh
GEOS? Yes, bm tnily I hose that leturrr
voir to Basic when ihey'rx' lliroirgh.
1 hope rlral my answers encourage yon
to go ahead and rry (iEOS. ^'oll'll he
pleasantly surprised lrow()iiickly you he-
come a (^iEOS expert yourseltl ■
Geny Descoteniix /.< ti aiiver muisdor in
Nat' Hampshire. An avid musiciiin, his iimst
iwlemire GEOS project has been pidiUshini;
a immddy sUdeieide musii imigaziiie.
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3D GEOBllKAK: If tlu' l);ill doLsn't re-
spond LOiTccily M sill.' beginning of ihf
game, |>l;icc your patldiv a little to tlie
figltt of the eentei at tile veiy Imltotn of
the seit'eti. iliu ball will zip on the
screen, nuikea stiinige noise, then (lisa))-
peai' <iif tile s( i-eeti. When yon [):rss the
I'lre hiitlon, llie l>all will ad nornuilK
iigain. To make it eiisier lo hil the halt,
keep it in the eenter of your paddle and
liillow iis palli on I he snceii.
— UVAN Iili)AI.<;(l
C;A!i\l'.UVIJ.i,K, N"\'
Akikk BuknkR; To evade missiles on
levels 1 ami 2, hisnk left. On level ;1, bank
light. On level I, wait until the tanker is
low belbie yon utteni|)l lo dock. On lev-
els .'>, S and 9. hank lell while diving or
you're linished.
On level III. hank light to evade most
ol the missiles, but wateh out lor the
planes ihat eonie in rolliiig — their mis-
siles inr tricky. Don't shoot these ]>laiies.
Instead, start at the right edge and lly
aroniid the seieen in a ])ictiiie-frame ])at-
tein until yon meet h,u k at the rigln
edge, l he missile will lini ii out.
When destroying lint resses, wail imtil
they lire missiles lieloie yon lire. Levels
beyond 1(1 are like levels l-IO, so do the
same things to evade missiles.
— Ma IT I.(X:KNb;K
I.OIIKVIII K, \A
AXK OF Rac.V: When yon begin yon will
heliicingeilhet a hlade hellv or a kniu k-
te dr;ij.iger, I'iiie the hiade Ik'IIv so viiu
can leap over )iim ,m<.\ avoitl your lirsl
battle. If yon start out against a knuckle
diaggei; gei in one good kick and then
move a step or two f<]i-wai<l and re])eai
it. Keej) it up nmil you kill him. '!(> kill a
blade hellv. siaiid still and kick vvhen he
a|)proa< lies. 1 li'll never hit von,
To kill a mutant chicken, stjuai liiiwn
and hack at it wiih yuni a\e. .Scunetimes
it will !h' hacked in half lo kill the [)ith-
doir man (the big ngie ihal laughs at
you), wail imiil he's aliotit nvo feet away
compared to (iarth's si/e, and do a Hying
ntrck cIkij). This, if ilone rigln, will hat k
olT his head. My advice with the Lai-
dosautus is to stay a^vav-!
— ;[()sin.A Smi I II
Savannah, ('.A
B.A.T.; To earn s<niic C[uick ktclls, Unci
[he ehaiacter with the technician's [lass
and steal it. Usually tliis will be the
glokmups. Vou will he arrested and taken
to the police station. Search ihe cell lo
find another pass, then sell it. \iiu should
get about 31 00 krells. Use the otlier jjass
til enler die airlock.
— BurtK SiLAUi
niiMDsm Kt., c:a
CiKSE OF THE Azure Bonds: When
under ihe city of I lap, von will meet a
groii]) of salamanders sporting in pools
ol lava, [f von are iii<e to iliem ihev will
give you something.
If you put a hold-person spell on the
first dark elf lord, vou will [laraly/e him.
When he's immobile, take his armor and
shield.
— KOKHKSI S. fUKV, 111
[,i-:xiNtrr()N, NC
D;\RK Casiej:: III the dimgeon, yoiuvill
die if'yoti take the wrong key. Keep your
eye on the prisoner. Hhe lifts his head,
yoo have the proper key. If he shakes his
head, you have the wrong one.
lb grab the shield, stand to tlie left of
it and press l'"7. When [he cloud isalmosl
iivi'iyoii, ]n"ess I''7 again, l.ighining will
SI like the cloud, and you'll lind yonrst'll
hack in the main hallway with the shield.
When asked if you want sound or inn-
sic, choose sourxl. Ah hough music is
moie enjovahle, tiie sounds ;ne almost
necessaiy at certain times.
S'lWIvN KtCIIAKDSON
Anim.vs, NM
Dfj.V VU: At the beginning of the game,
move the jacket on the stall door, antl no-
tice the gun hehiiid it. When fated with
the prostitute in the street, hil her and
take her purse. To cure yonisell, take the
.syringe lo the doctor's ollice and inject
yourself Willi hisodiumitis. When faced
will) the mugger, hit him four times,
I hen give him a (juarter; the gun he had
didn't have any bullets anyway. If you hit
him live limes, the gun gels its hulleis,
and you sure will know ii!
When in lhe(asino, spin ihewlieelon
the wall, vvliich will itrveal a secret pas-
sage. Wiien von hear a siren, get out of
that area fiisl. Wlien you get the key for
voiii- trunk, take the tape olf the fat lady's
uKiinli and inject her with [he truth
drug. Ihe key that opens the car door is
the same key thai Marls the ear. iioth cabs
chai^ie ihe same fare, so don't waste your
lime choosing between them.
— MiCH.w:!, Reznick
HAMinoN Sql".\re, NJ
Flki; KtNc;: Ihe best character to use is
Kniily tfie I'nchantiess, because her mag-
ti lasts nnuli longer, 'lb build np your
character's abilities, enter the sewers and
(toss the river, lb enter the chamber, the
natne is .Vluckniire. tiather the artifacts
and |)tcss l'7. llo [his as many times as it
takes to build your character's aljilities to
the tnaNimum.
— Uahkki. Bac:ox
Sa.v Anto.mc), TX
FuTURK K\1(;[IT: Wlien a robot shoots
yon. press the (xjniuoi. kev'. fhe bullet
will pass I'ight tbfongh you! You can keep
doing ii mini vou , ire out ol the robot's
f.mge.
When gelling the seciiro key or the
exit jiass, tliere is an easy way lo get back
lo the exit. After getting the object, press
file I Kfl-AKKow key (the one at the top
left-hand coiner of the keyboard), ^'on'll
leluni lo the exit imineciiately.
t se bombs wisely — they in-'stofe you to
!l'.)'.) consiiluiion,
— SiKAKX RltH.ARlKOX
.Am MAS, N'.VI
Ri:t) Storm Rising: If you play a sce-
nario at a dillicult level with an older .sub,
your I'.U will he much higher. I've gotten
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vice. Idiind at 1 Ci.l 1 'i on the first planet.
The planet is guarded by a security
drone that asks you a series oliunnbers.
.\tisuer "yes" lo all itittltiijk-s of sIn. You'll
tind the hlack egg on the planet at coor-
dinates 28N hy 4E.
You'll also need the ciystal orb. Head
lor the sy.stem 132:165. Yon will he
stopjjed ami asked if you will give up
some of your hiel as tribute, .'\gree wilh
yotir assailants and ask tlieni (|iiestions
about llieniseKes ami the ancients. Keep
asking ((iiestii ins until they tell yon about
.Spliexi. (.o to Sphexi and look ior a
stniiige hexagon shape just sonth of your
laiuiing ))oint. (Irab the tnstal orb and
all of the endnrium in the area, then
leave iinmediately. ( .o slrnight lo the .sys-
leinat 1<)2,I,")'J. '
Lantl at die ))hinet al -I7N by tSW.
.Save yotir game in ca.se of trouble. Go
stiitih until you encoiinie] tlie message.
Read it and drop the hlack egg directly
next to it. If the egg is too far from tfie
message, [lick it np and dixip it again. As
soon as yon do this, launch and inancu-
ver. You will receive a cinmidown mes-
sage horn the egg, and the planet will he
destioved. If not, reload your saved
game and tiy again.
Whin you liesiroy the planet, vou will
teceive another message, this (me from
Siar[)ort. They will commend you and
promise yon 3(10,000 MU.
— R.\^■!l^■ Ci.\KKK
CtJLOltUXJ Sl'RiNc;,s. C;0
Stri-:i-;t Si'orts Basketbau.: Choose
;tn f'.asy game against tlie Computer at
Siliool. liy to (lioo-se, in oixier, Butch,
Vic and Kevin, liiitch and Kevin hit ev-
eiyihing. Vic ))liiys gieat defense ant!
doesn't miss much. You can't lose with
this combination.
— David Mintz
Perk/^sie, PA
lji.]lM,\ VI: li you'te having trouble,
jusl talk lo yonrseHand type:
iJ {J = RicrURN}
waiiJ
( heaJ
Now, from tlie (heaters' menu vou can
mndilv votir ])arty infiirmaiion in piat-
tuallv even way. Yon tan even learn a
s|)ell that isn't in the docunienialion. It
lerjuires nothing lo tasi. and it erases
eveiy character on ibe screen except you
(and Lord British, if he happens to be
there).
— Dw Morrow
A.siii.,\Ni), OR«
56 K t.1 M ■ N()Vt;MI(KR.'l)Kf:r.MBt:K ISiSIl
Commodore Clinic
ihtjfers aren't jmt for asprin
improve your pr'mling speed.
By ELLEN RULE
lablels, Learn how ihey can
Also: a keypad cure for the C-64!
Ql would liki' to kiiimi how to sju'cd up my
jmiitt'r when usiiitr i'riul Stii>p. I have.
(Ill Admcitc DP- 100 with a Xi'Icc Super
Gnsjihifi Jr. hiti'rfdce. 1 17/0) / jirint a greet-
ini; rard or o gnifihif', unrii, (he piinlt'r jusl
piikn (dmi^, nuts prtntiiij^ oni- line ut a lime
awl then pausing.
— DoUt; BKKtlKN
APiintingspcwl, iiii'iisumd in cliaiac-
ters per second ((.ps), (Iq)oii(ls on
ific speed at which tlio d;it;i is scut nul by
llie solbvarc, the niaximiiiii speed of
yoiii primer and ihe huder lapacily of*
either tile ]jrinler or I lie inlerfaee.
Your syslem can only ]»rint as quickly
as the software jjrovides (lata. Many
graphics programs send data to the
[)rinier only one line ai a lime, so no
aniounl of upgrading will iinpruve their
piitiling speed. Ihis is not the case in
lliis itisiarice, hovvevei; according In the
niainii'ai tiirer oC I'riiil Shop, Brddei-
bund Software. Iheteiore, you should
look at improving either the printer or
the biilTcr capacity.
Each printer has a maximum tpsrate:
To increase die rate, yon simpiy need a
(aster printer. lb find oni iltfiis is some-
thing you should consider, iiy borrowing
an interface with a hiiiit-iii hufl'er. ff tfiis
doesn't help, then yon shoidd consiiler
lhe])ui\:liase. If the fjiifierdoes lieljJ, yon
have two options: either improve your
biifTer capacity, or live wiili ihe slow
jiriniing tinut.
The hiilVer is an area of memoiy set
aside to accmiudaie ifie data sent from
the (oiupnierand release il, in a steady
sireain, tii the printer, as fiisl as the priiit-
ei ciiu ;itcept it. Some [irinters and intei-
laces come with a built -in buiier, some
don't; checkyour pi inter maiuial to find
out if it has one. i he Super Caa|ihics [r
doesn't.
I() increase yoiii- buffer ca|),icity, yon
tan upgrade yonr piimet oi inieifiice, or
yon (an piircliase a j>aiallel printer
buiier. This piece of fiaidwaie is installed
between the interface and the ])iini.er,
atul is available from luativ computer
siif>t)!v houses, including Tenex (1-800-
I'ROMPT-l) and [.vben Clomputer Svs-
tcms(t !;■)() Maplelawn, Imy, Ml ISOH-l).
Prices range from $B{) lor 32fv to ,5l(iO
for512K. \bu should note that, like most
printers, these bufrcr units atr not (^otu-
modore-s[)ecilic jiroducts. The interface
converts the tiata to a parallel signal,
which is standard for the com|>uter in-
dusity.
If you <Ujn't want to sjiend the monev
to get a laiger buflei, lefax ;iiitl enjoy the
down-lime. While waiting for niy piiuti'i,
I somtnimes hke lo lake a good stieich,
lidy ii|) my work station, or reac(|U!iiiU
myselfvv'illi my liimily!
Ql have enroll tileigii a pmhiein saving the
C-6-f vermin of the game Etile, I have
been smmig (lie game on a disk under the
name I'REni. illEDI, etc. This has worked
fine up III stive nU'.n292. After ihnl.fuilhey
saves etiuse itie drive light In jhisli. On iheck-
ing Ihe direeloiy, only the saves up lo 292 are
listed.
— ALFRKDHiiini;u
Ott.aw.v, On r.\RK>
AVour ]jn)blem may be that yoti have
exceeded the capacity of youi disk.
Accotiding to Cioniinodore's manuals, die
15! I and L't71 drives only allow Iff en-
tries in the directoty: the ir)iS| allows
'29f). Mm should also check the Hlocks
I'Vee message under your directory list-
ing. The total (apacity is 664 Ijlocks for
the 1.541. l;i2S lor tlie 1571, and :il(il)
for the 15S1.
QHow can I make m\ /J 50 nnnisr eoiii-
jmtilde with CEdS 2.0 12H? Will a
1550 drn't-r help nix mouse work piopoition-
ally, so I don't keep going offllie edge of my
mouse pad?
— Pi 111. I. If Hr.i.i.KK
A Use die joystick driver for your i;i50
mouse, liidbiiuuately, I fie f :t50
nujiise doesn't snp|)ly the type of signal
ifiat can be interpreted as ptoportioiud.
file sii^nal provider! by rbejoysiick/l ;i5()
mouse is titne-iehited. which means your
])oi liter's movement is based on how
long tlie movtse is travelling in a given di-
rection, not on the distance travelled. Ity
moving the mouse more slowly and you
may i>e ;ible to keep wilhiti the confines
of your pad. If you don't have one of the
larger mouse [)ads, look l<n one at a
compiuer suj>ply store.
Qls there n keypad progmm avaitalite to
use on the (i-d-l ?
Also, do yon know of a pnigrnm available
thai will r.akniale an aworliwtion schedule
iiifhidin^ inteifi.'if, taxes, priiicipai, etc., pn'
home mortgage Iwinsf
— Mti.jmi:i) Ross
Kansas V.w\, K.ans.vs
A Believe it or not. in ilie Sefilem-
ber/October issue ol RUN, Mark
Jordan's 128 Mode coltimii featured a
lype-in keypad program for tfie C-64
dial is jnsl wfial yoii'te looking lor. It can
be typed in either Of or I2H mode, Hnd
runs in 64 mode.
lb answer your second question, a
pnjgram called f.oau .Analvsis iqipeaied
in the July l'J«8 RUN. \\ asks for the
amount borrowed, ifie interest rate and
the term oftlie lo;iii. ()ui|(iit options in-
clude the amoiini of the monthly pay-
meius, a recap of tfie loan data and bow
nm<li of each payment will j;o toward
|:iriiicipal and liow iniich to inteirst.
Or, if you prefer, in the December
1990 /{6W you'll fnid a program called
l're(]ualify (J4/128, which can be used
to del ermine your chances of being ac-
cepted for a mortgage based on the
guidelines generally used b\ lending
institutions.
lb order these or othei back issues of
flt'iV, call 8(lll-;i !;i-()72H. Ifyon prefer to
get die piograms already <ni disk, order
the corresponding ReRlJN {available at
the same toll-free number). ■
lid you have a pmlilem with or qnestiim
about your Com in adore eompnter syslem. soft-
n-are or programming'^ Semi your ({uestimis
to Commodore Cliiiie, [H'\ Magazine, HO
Elm .St., Pelerhmough. A7/ 031 5S. Qties-
lions are um-uiered only ihiough this column,
and, due lo the volnine of mail, onh those
(lueslions likely to appeal lo the iiuijorit'i of
traders will be published.
NOVl'lMliiiR/DKCKMUHK li)'.)l ■ K tJ N 57
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From p. 15.
positions of hij^li visibiliiy in tt'ceiH
inoviL's. riiis tifMiJ in nuirkciing snatcgy,
liilicd "])i(i(lnti [iliKcnicni," hns nnvv
niiMic ii^ {;-(VI ilchui witli Spoi, a [lack-
agc (rom V'ii-jj;iii {iaiiit's siarriiig 7-Up's
iiimhlf liiilc Iiadeinark f>t'T\' fame.
At icasL one joystick is needwl lin litis
jf little, wliicli allows yoii play iij) lo ilirco
hiinian or computer opponents. Kaih
< ompctitor is assij,'necl a color, \\liit li a[)-
pears on the tiles tliey begin vvith.
A siandarti j^amc takes place on a
grid of "19 s<)uarcs and consists of rvvo
basic moves: Von can cither create a nirw
lile in an open square next to one of
yotir tiles, or you can tiiove a tile two
squares from its current iocaiioti. In ci-
ther case, yon chanj^e to yotir color tlic
pieces tliat lie next to the scjtiare wlierc
the aclion takes place.
The winner of a gatne is the jilayer
wliii has the most tiles on the boaid al-
ter the !asi move is made.
Othei leat tires iticltide nine skill levels
for the cotnpttter and an overall time
limit lor a gatne, as well as limits t'oi in-
ti\%i*\\mxmi\/vtvi
(:OC)| ^"C
Virgin Games' Spot is nne strategy game
witti a "well-rounded^' sense at humor.
dividual moves. .-Xlso, ihe disk ci)iit.iiiis
a 1 2 prcprogranniieii f^rids, and yoti can
add oriiinovesqtiates Irom any nl'thi'in
with a col 1st met ion set fit^ature.
1 he |)rogram's graphics are sim])le,
with C)ne exce[)tioii: Wlien you act is ate
the Spot character, he'll illtistraie I he
(game's moves with colorful gyrations
such as cartwheels, pole vaults and
tnoonwalks. These animated setjUenees
are well done and ap])ealing.
The sound ellects, on the other hand,
are disapjioiniing — merely a lew musi-
cal notes heard during oulv a small por-
tiim oi the game. vVlso, you can't directly
call up individual preprogrammed
grids, and t;dited playing fields are not
saved. As a result, if you wish to begin a
session at the program's 100th playing
field, you must either cy<le through the
first Of) grids on the disk or teconstrnct
the hoard you want.
In addition, the instructions luentiou
landing on Secret Spot Siiuarev. where
yovi can have free moves or swap ])ieces
with an opponent. However, the docu-
mentation doesn't mention that these
s([ti;nes are rare, appearing «mly once in
eveiT 100 games or so,
Despite these problems. Spot can be
\cvv enjoyable, even addictive. The
game offers an intriguing challenge for
playt;rs who relisVi strategy contests that
require planning two or miae moves in
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Conthttud finm f>.43.
2T2el
2130
1990 IFX=1THENA=102:ELSEA=270
:REM+1 30
2000 IFEX(X)+25)ATHErJEy(X)=Ey(X
)-31 :ED(K) =:3: RETURN 2140
: REM * 1 3 6
2010 E>:(X)=EX(X)+1 3:RETURN 2150
:REM»87
2020 EX(X)=EX(X)+6:EY(X}=EY(X)+
13:RETURN : HEM* 13 2160
2030 IFDD=1THEKEP(X)=Y:SP(X)=2*
Y:GOTO2120 :REM'100 2170
2040 GOSUBl 540:IFY=EP(X)THENEP(
X)=2:SP(X)-Z:GOTO2080
:REM*227
2050 EPIX)=Y:SP(X>=Y:GSHAPEDHS{ 2180
Y) ,EX(X),EYtX);GSHAPEDMS(Z
) ,EX(X) ,EY(X)+12 :REM*23S 2190
2060 IFDB=1THENSP(X)=SP(X)+Y
:REM*177
2070 GOTO2090 :REM*108 2200
2080 GSHAPEDMS(Z) ,EX(X),EY(XI :G
SHAPEOM$(Y) ,EX{X) ,EY(X)+1 2
:REM*207 2210
2090 IFX=4THENA=89:ELSEA=e
:REM*1 1 2 2220
2100 IFEY[X)-25<ATHEWEX(X)=EX(X 2230
)-25:ED(X)=1 :DB(X)=1 :RETUR
N :REM+107
Z110 EY(X)=EY(X)-25:RETURN 2240
:REM*51
IPDB(X) = 1THE[JDB(X)=0:GOTO2 2250
170 :REM*1 41
G0SUB1 330: GSHAPEDMS ( Y ) , EX (
X)-6,Ey(X) + 12:GS[lAPEDMS( Y} 2 2 60
,EX(X)+6,EY(X)+12 :REM*47
IFX=4THENA=89;ELSEA=B 2270
:REM+66
rFEY{X)-1 3<ATHENEX(X)=EX(X 2280
)-31 :EY(X)=EY(X) + 1 2:EDU) =
1: RETURN :REM*24a
EY{X)=Ey(X)-1 3:REruRN 2290
!REM*58
GSHAPEDMS { Y ) , EX ( X ) , EY ( X ) +6 2 300
: GSHAPEDMS ( Y ) , EX { X ) , EY ( X ) +
1 8 : EY( X ) =Ey ( X ) - 1 9: RETURK
:REH*86 2 310
IFDB=1THENEP(X)=Y;SP(X)=2*
y:GOTO22 70 : REM* 167 2320
G0SUB1 540:IFY=EP(X)THENEP(
X)=Z:SP(X)=Z:GOTO2230
:REM»136
EP(X)=Y:SP(X}=y:GS![APEDH$( 2 3 30
}1),EX(X),EY(X) :GSHAPr:i3M$(y
),EX(X),EY(X)+12 :REM*109
IFDE=1THENSP(X)=SP(X)+Y
:REM*218 2 340
GOTO2240 :REM*228
GSHAPEDMS (Y) , EX ( X ) , EY ( X ) :G
SIiAPEDM$(Z),EX(X) ,EY(X)+12 5 00fl
:REM*37
IFX = 3TI!ENA = 51 :Ei,SHA=126
:REM*8fl
IFEY(X)+25>ATHENEy(X)=EY(X
)*12:EX(X)=EX(X)t1 3:ED(X) =
2:DB(X) = 1 :RETURN :i«nM»255
Ey(X)=EY(X)+25:RETURN
:REM*165
I FDB ( X ) = 1 THENDB ( X ) = : G0TO2
320 :REM*103
G0SUB1 330:GSHAPEDM$( Y) ,EX(
X)-6,EY(X) :GSUAPEDMS(Y) , EX
(X)+6,Ey(X) :REM+35
IFX=3THENA=S1 : ELSEA=1 26
: REM* 174
IFEy(X)+13>ATHENEX(X)'EX(X
)+19:EDtX)=2:RETURM
:REM*1 14
EY(X)=EY(X)+1 3: RETURN
:REM*17 2
GSHAPEDMS(Y),EX(X>,Ey(X(-6
:GSHAPEDMS(y) , EX{ X ) , EY { X ) +
6 : EY ( X ) = EY ( X ) + 1 9 : RETURN
:REM'154
DATA 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,11,12,1
3,14,15,15,22,23,24,25,26,
33,34,35,36,44,45,45,55,56
,66 :REM*118
DATA PLAY, DRAW, PASS, 1 27,70
,1 ,155,70,2,152,39,3,152,8
9,4 :REM*233
SLOW:GRAPHIC0 : PRINT" ( SllFT
CLR)"!ERR$(ER),EL:E>)D
:REM*80
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Hasic keywords: spaces afletl die checksum only when widiiii tjuotes:
and the order of characters aflecis the checksum.
When you press return after typing in a program line, a one-,
two-, or three-digit luiniher from to 25:> appears in the home
position. If this iniuiber ni;u< lies the thecksuiii value in the program
iisiing, the line as you typed it is correct, If the number that appears
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finished program.
We soinetimes get letters and phone calls from new readers who
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confused by die "Out of Data Error in IJne 'M" message that appears
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cannot find anything wrong. The message unintentionally misleads
diem into thinking the error is in line 30, whereas the typing mistake
is actually soiiiewheie in one of I he Data statements in lines ISKJ-SfiO.
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this procedure until the C:he<;ksiini program runs (lawlessly.
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are the instructions you see inside die curly braces. For example,
{SHirr L} means you hold down the shifi key while you press the
L key once. You do not type in the ( uriy braces. What appears on
the screen will look quite diifereiii from what is designated inside
the braces. Here arc some more examples:
{22 SPACES}— press the spate bar 22 times.
{SHIKf CLR}— hold down the shift key and press the clr-homc
key once,
{2 CRSR DN5}~press the cursor-down key twice.
{(ri'RL 1}— hold down the control key and press the 1 key.
{COMD T}— hold down the Commodore logo key and press the
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Reler to the following p:iragraphs Icir any oiher Error messages
you get Irom running any ptogram listing in RUN.
Other Error Messages
Having heard from many users over the years about their diffi-
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leiiis that plague many people bui are easy to fix. So read on and
see if your problem is one of these.
• Vou get an "Out of Data in Line xxx" message. This means that
a program line was reading from Dala statements and reached the
enti of the data before it was done reading. There are two possible
problems.
One might be with the program line that reads the data, usually
a For- Next loop. Make sure you have the proper values for the loop,
becau.se if, for example, the listing has a loop of to 150, and you've
typed to IGO, you'll get the Out of Dala message. If the loo]) is
correct, then the problem lies in the Data statements themselves.
Otie possibility i.s that you omilted a whole line of t!ata. Iliat's e;isy
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comma, which causes two data values to be read as one number.
Check your typing carefully against the listing. Using RUN'S C:lieck-
sum program when you type in listings from the magazine should
help in this case.
• "N'ou get an "Illegal Quantity Error in Line xxx" message. This
tneans you've read a number from a Data statement and tried to
poke it into a memory address. The error occurs because die nutnljer
is larger than 255 (the largest value a memory address tan contain),
which means that somewhere in your Data statements you've made
an error by typing in a number larger than 255. Again, this is easy
to check for and correct. First look in your Data statements for a
ininiber larger than 255. You might have added an extra digit, or
perhaps you ran two numbers together (23456 instead of 234,51)).
• You gel a "Syntax Error in Line xxx" message. Tliis could be almost
idiylhing. What it tells you is lh;u there is something wrong in the
indicated fine. Usually you've missjielled a Basic keyword or ornhted
some required character. List the line and examine it carefully.
• You gel an "Error in Data" message. Iliis occurs in programs that
add up all the data as read, and, when finished, compares that sum
with what it should be if the data were typed in corretdy. If it isn't
(he same, it means an error somewhere in typing the Data statements.
Crf) back and check tlie dat;t careftilly. Correct the mistake(s), save
the new version and try again.
• Finafiy, we urge everyone who intends to type in one of our listings
10 u.se /fiWs Cheeksum program, which will help you avoid every
mi.stake we've meulioned above, except that it won't detect the
omisiiion of a line, tfij
Listing. ftUfiFs Checksum pragrHtn. Tlilf pragrani is availabla an
Al/ATa BBS tar users to doMnloail.
1^ REM RUN'S CHECKSUM 64/138 - BOB KODADBK
2i M0.128:SA=3328:IF PEEK{40960 JTHEH MO-64:SA.'l91 52
30 I = a:CK = (i:CH = ^:LN = 190
40 FOR K=0 TO 16
50 FOR J^l TO 10:READ B:IF Bj255 THEN GOTO 170
60 CH=CH+B:POKE SA+I,B:r=I+1 :NEXT
70 READ [,C
80 IF LCOCH THEN GOTO 170
90 C1!=0:LN-LN + 10
100 NEXT K
110 POKESA+110,240:POKESA+111,3e:POKESA+14 0,2 34
120 PRINTCHR$(147)STRI(HOr' RtJN CHECKSUM" : PRINT
130 PRINT'*TO TOGGLE ON OR OFF, SYS"SA:IF HO = 128 THEN 1
60
140 POKE3A+13,124:POKESA+15,165:POKBSA+25,124:POKESA+2
6,155
1 50 POKESA+39,20:POKESAt41 , 21 : POKESA+l Z3,205;POKESA+1 2
4,189
160 POKESA+4,INT(SA/256) :SYS SAiNEW
170 PHINT"TOU HAVE A DATA ERROR IN LINE ";LN;"1":END
100 REM IX) NOT CHANGK THESE DATA STATEMENTS!
190 DATA 120,162,24,160,13,173,4,3,201,24,064
200 DATA 208,4,162,13,160,67,142,4,3,140,903
210 DATA 5,3,88,96,32,13,67,152,72,169,697
220 DATA 0,141,0,255,133,176,133,10(1,166,22,1206
230 DATA 164,23,134,167,132,168,170,189,0,2,1149
240 DATA 240,58,201,48,144,7,201,58,176,3,1136
250 DATA 232,208,240,189,0,2,240,42,201,32,1386
260 DATA 208,4,164,180,240,31,201,34,208,6,1276
270 DATA 165,180,73,1,133,180,230,176,164,176,1478
280 DATA 165,167,24,125,0,2,133,167,165,160,1116
290 DATA 105,0,133,168,136,200,239,232,208,209,1638
300 DATA 169,42,32,210,255,165,167,69,168,170,1447
310 DATA 169,0,32,50,142,169,32,32,210,255,1091
320 DATA 32,210,255,169,13,32,210,255,104,160,1448
330 DATA 96,104,170,24,32,240,255,104,160,96,1289
340 DATA 56,32,240,255,138,72,152,72,24,162,1203
350 DATA 0,160,0,32,240,255,169,42,200,190,1304 ■
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